(96192) Calgary Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 October 1991 by A. Lowe at Palomar.
Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta. It was founded in 1875 as a post of the North West Mounted Police and was incorporated as a city in 1894. Calgary's rapid economic growth is due largely to the petroleum industry, agriculture and tourism.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Calgary is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Calgary is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 96192 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TZ15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 7.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.991 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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