(605911) Cecily Amor
Discovered on 3 December 2016 by D. Rankin at Big Water.
Cecily Rankin (b. 1987) holds a B.S. in advanced radiologic sciences. She is the wife of the discoverer and mother of their two boys.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #1, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Cecily is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cecily is 1.29 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 605911 |
| Provisional designation | 2016 XD1 |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 19.22 |
| Orbital period | 2.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.26 – 2.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.295 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.286 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.