(158222) Manicolas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 2001 by J.-C. Merlin at Le Creusot.
Talented violinist Marie-Annick Nicolas (b. 1956) won numerous international prizes, including at the age of 13 the first prize of the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique. Now a teacher at the Conservatoire of Geneva, she was born in Le Creusot, where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Manicolas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Manicolas is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 158222 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SP169 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 6.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.990 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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