(175920) Francisnimmo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 2000 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Francis Nimmo (b. 1971) is a Professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz, who served as a Science Team Collaborator for the interior geophysics investigation for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Francisnimmo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Francisnimmo is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 175920 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CO118 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 7.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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