(100726) Marcoiozzi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 January 1998 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A. at Cima Ekar.

Marco Iozzi (b. 1965) is a member of the astrometry team of the Astronomical Observatory “Beppe Forti” (code K83) in Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #1, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Marcoiozzi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcoiozzi is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number100726
Provisional designation1998 BY43
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.21
Orbital period4.60 years
Semi-major axis2.77 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.26 – 3.27 au
Eccentricity0.183
Inclination10.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.28 au

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

Also named after someone called Marco

Also discovered on 25 January 1998

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