(224067) Colemila Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 July 2005 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.

Cole Osmonson (b. 2016) and Mila Rodriguez (b. 2016) are great-grandchildren of the discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Colemila is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Colemila is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number224067
Provisional designation2005 NO29
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.41 km (#16,444 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0640
Absolute magnitude (H)16.92
Orbital period3.65 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.134
Inclination2.65°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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