(110416) Cardille Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 2001 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
William Robert “Chilly Billy” Cardille (1928-2016) was a television broadcast personality in Pittsburgh. Starting in 1957, he hosted many programs on WIIC-TV (later WPXI), including Studio Wrestling and a 20-year run on Chiller Theatre. Cardille also appeared in several movies, including Night of the Living Dead.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cardille is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cardille is 3.74 au from the Sun and 4.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 110416 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 TU18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 9.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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