(55845) Marco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1996 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Marco Colombini (b. 1990), an Economics and Commerce graduate of the University of Modena, is employed at a metalworking company. He is the third son of one of co-discoverers of this minor planet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Marco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marco is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55845 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 RO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.