(554239) Montseypedro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2006 by J. Lacruz at La Canada.
Montserrat Loredo (b. 1959) and Pedro Villanueva (b. 1958) are Spanish artisans. Montse creates leather works and Pedro creates works in amber, mammoth ivory and jet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #16, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Montseypedro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Montseypedro is 3.71 au from the Sun and 4.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 554239 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 SV26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 0.0360° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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