(95783) Marceloemilio Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 March 2003 by F. Bernardi at Campo Imperatore.

Marcelo Emilio (b. 1971) is a Brazilian astronomer and professor at the University of Ponta Grossa. His main research areas range from solar physics, to astrometry, occultations, and exoplanets, with several publications on these topics.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Marceloemilio is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marceloemilio is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number95783
Provisional designation2003 FJ6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.99
Orbital period3.44 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.179
Inclination3.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.860 au

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

Also named after someone called Marcelo

Also discovered on 27 March 2003

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