(50729) Fiammetta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Fiammetta Wilson (1864–1920) was a prolific and dedicated meteor observer and amateur researcher with the British Astronomical Association. She recorded about 10 000 meteors, accurately calculating the paths of 650 of them, and in 1913 made an independent recovery of 20D/Westphal. Wilson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1916.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fiammetta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fiammetta is 2.20 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 50729 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ET148 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 1.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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