(49777) Cappi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 1999 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Margaret Capitola Sonntag Comba (b. 1940) is the discoverer's second wife and the joy and comfort of his old age. She is a psychologist and art therapist by profession and a faculty member at Prescott College.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Cappi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cappi is 2.20 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 49777 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0661 |
| Inclination | 4.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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