(299134) Moggicecchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 2005 by Tesi, L., Fagioli, G. at San Marcello.
Vanni Moggi Cecchi (b. 1965) is a mineralogist expert in meteorites, and a former Curator of the Museum of Planetary Sciences in Prato, Italy. Since 2003 he has classified more than 200 new meteorites. He is co-author of the reference Atlas of Meteorites by Cambridge University Press.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Moggicecchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Moggicecchi is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 299134 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 EB224 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0947 |
| Inclination | 2.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.