(164791) Nicinski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1999 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Tom Nicinski (b. 1960) is an American software engineer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for writing the SDSS data acquisition software.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nicinski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nicinski is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 164791 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FJ70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 2.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.910 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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