(269484) Marcia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 October 2009 by J. De Queiroz at Falera.

Marcia de Queiroz, is the daughter of the discoverer. She lives in the small Swiss town Falera with his father Jose.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Marcia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcia is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number269484
Provisional designation2009 UB4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.64 km (#15,987 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0530
Absolute magnitude (H)16.88
Orbital period4.68 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.65 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.0518
Inclination4.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.66 au

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

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