(255587) Gardenia Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 21 July 2006 by at Vallemare Borbona 106504 Casulli, V. S..
Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family Rubiaceae. The genus was named after Alexander Garden, a Scottish-born American naturalist.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #9, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gardenia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gardenia is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 255587 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 OU4 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.50 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.381 |
| Inclination | 6.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.524 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.