(248866) Margherita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 2006 by M. T. Mazzucato L. Tesi at San Marcello.
Flavia Margherita Natalina Mazzucato (b. 1953) is the older sister of the second discoverer. She is now retired, after a long career as a nurse at the Livorno Civil Hospital.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Margherita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Margherita is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 248866 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 UN55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.40 km (#17,375 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.109 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.265 |
| Inclination | 9.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.933 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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