(65357) Antoniucci Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 July 2002 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Simone Antoniucci (b. 1977) obtained his degree in physics at “La Sapienza” University of Rome in 2003, with a thesis on infrared spectroscopy of protostars. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Astronomy at Tor Vergata University, Rome, studying Young Stellar Objects using infrared high resolution spectroscopy and interferometry.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Antoniucci is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Antoniucci is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65357 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 NR55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 5.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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