(120103) Dolero Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 2003 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Dominique Lherault (b. 1945) is the maiden name of the discoverer's wife. The discoverer thanks his wife for her abnegation, patience and for having remained his wife, after so many years of astronomy.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dolero is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dolero is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120103 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 FW6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 174 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 18.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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