(8214) Mirellalilli Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 March 1995 by S. Mottola at La Silla.

Named by the discoverer for his wife, Mirella Lilli (b. 1959), on the occasion of their twentieth wedding anniversary, 2007 Aug. 5.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mirellalilli is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mirellalilli is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number8214
Provisional designation1995 FH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.32
Orbital period4.29 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.49 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.0559
Inclination14.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.48 au

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

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