(27775) Lilialmanzor Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 February 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Lilialmanzor (Lucette Almanzor, b. 1912) is a French dancer, well known from her charismatic, fantastic and lyric conception of the art of dancing, who has performed all over the world. She was the wife of the writer Céline for more than 30 years.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-05-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lilialmanzor is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lilialmanzor is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number27775
Provisional designation1992 CA3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.23 km (#12,202 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.298
Absolute magnitude (H)14.23
Orbital period3.60 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.0590
Inclination6.52°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

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

Also named after someone called Lucette

Also discovered on 2 February 1992

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