(30553) Arcoverde Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Plicida da Silva Arcoverde (b. 1992) is a Brazilian planetary scientist presently working at the Observatório Nacional in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). She specializes in observational studies of small Solar System bodies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Arcoverde is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arcoverde is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number30553
Provisional designation2001 OV56
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.81
Orbital period4.11 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.121
Inclination2.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 16 July 2001

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