(15330) de Almeida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Amaury Augusto de Almeida (b. 1946) is a Brazilian astronomer with expertise in cometary science and astrochemistry. His major contributions include studies of gas and dust production in comets and theoretical determination of basic molecular data for simple radicals and ions of astrophysical importance.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where de Almeida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: de Almeida is 3.28 au from the Sun and 4.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15330 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 TO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.88 km (#5,849 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.250 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 October 1993
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