(196000) Izzard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 2002 by R. Matson at Palomar.
Eddie Izzard (b. 1962) is a British stand-up comic and dramatic actor whose writing and performance as an “executive transvestite” in Dress to Kill earned him two Emmys. He co-wrote and starred in The Riches and has prominent roles in Valkyrie and Ocean's 12.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Izzard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Izzard is 3.21 au from the Sun and 4.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 196000 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 RY237 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.71 km (#13,426 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 1.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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