(66667) Kambic Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 October 1999 by Crni Vrh at Crni Vrh.

Bojan Kambič (b. 1959) is the founder and editor of the first Slovenian astronomical magazine Spika, regularly published since 1993. Spika greatly influenced the Slovenian astronomical community, boosted various astronomical activities and thoroughly changed the face of astronomy in Slovenia.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kambic is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kambic is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	66667
Provisional designation	1999 TZ11
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.95
Orbital period	3.33 years
Semi-major axis	2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.85 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity	0.170
Inclination	3.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.839 au

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

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