(54852) Mercatali Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 July 2001 by Tesi, L., Tombelli, M. at San Marcello.
Antonio Mercatali (b. 1962) is an amateur astronomer who lives in the city of Livorno and is very active making astrometric observations of minor planets.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mercatali is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mercatali is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 54852 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OZ16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.27 km (#17,397 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0785 |
| Inclination | 2.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.962 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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