(700094) Anunciacao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 August 1999 by L. Duczmal C. Jacques at Serra da Piedade.
Alcione Anunciação Caetano (b. 1966) is a Brazilian astronomy educator and science communicator. For decades she has expanded public understanding of astronomy in Brazil through lectures, publications, teacher training, star parties, citizen-science initiatives, school partnerships, and media programs, inspiring students and amateur astronomers nationwide.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #23, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anunciacao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anunciacao is 3.38 au from the Sun and 4.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 700094 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 PG4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.58 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.305 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.799 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.