(634659) Colombo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 February 2012 by R. P. Boyl K. Äernis at Mount Graham.
Sister Regina (Maria) Colombo (1885–1953), entered the Sisters of the Child Mary in 1907 and made her religious vows in Milan in 1909. From 1910 to 1921, she was one of the four sisters who carried out the cataloging of 500 000 stars in the Vatican zone of the Carte du Ciel star atlas.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #8, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Colombo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Colombo is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 634659 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 DQ85 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0494 |
| Inclination | 6.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.