(55221) Nancynoblitt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 2001 by C. Wolfe at Terre Haute.
Nancy Noblitt (b. 1951) is a friend and loyal supporter of the Rose-Hulman Oakley Observatory where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nancynoblitt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nancynoblitt is 3.28 au from the Sun and 4.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55221 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 RM63 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,401 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 4.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.272 |
| Inclination | 20.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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