(85564) Emilia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 January 1998 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.

Emilia Colombini (b. 2020) is the first daughter of Federico Colombini and Claudia Guarnieri.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Emilia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsEmiliaEmilia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emilia is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number85564
Provisional designation1998 BU7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.13
Orbital period4.12 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 3.27 au
Eccentricity0.273
Inclination13.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.908 au

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

Also discovered on 17 January 1998

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