(121715) Katiesalamy Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.

Where Katiesalamy is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKatiesalamyKatiesalamy

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katiesalamy is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number121715
Provisional designation1999 XC120
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.87 km (#10,869 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0510
Absolute magnitude (H)15.56
Orbital period5.62 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.65 au
Eccentricity0.155
Inclination3.65°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

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

Also discovered on 5 December 1999

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