(16794) Cucullia Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 February 1997 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.

The caterpillar of the North American Asteroid Moth Cucullia asteroides feeds on flowers of the family Asteraceae. The Latin word cucullus means a hood, and it refers to a hood-like arrangement of hairs on the thorax of the adult moth. The citation was prepared by J. B. Tatum.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Cucullia is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cucullia is 3.55 au from the Sun and 4.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	16794
Provisional designation	1997 CQ1
Orbit class	Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	12.4 km (#3,925 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0550
Rotation period	10.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.74
Orbital period	5.75 years
Semi-major axis	3.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.66 – 3.76 au
Eccentricity	0.171
Inclination	19.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.75 au

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

Also discovered on 2 February 1997

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