(73539) Carmenperrella Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 July 2003 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Carmen Perrella (b. 1970) is an Italian amateur astronomer devoted to astronomy public outreach and cometary photometry. She lives in the town of Benevento and in 2015 she founded the first astronomical amateur group in her town. Name proposed by A. Boattini and M. Tombelli.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carmenperrella is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carmenperrella is 2.83 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 73539 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 OW18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 9.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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