(221566) Omarcustodio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 2006 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Omar S. Custodio (b. 1969) is an American operations manager for NASA's New Horizons mission. He provided pre-launch support and continuing post-launch ground simulation testing, spacecraft commanding and verification, and anomaly resolution.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #6, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Omarcustodio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Omarcustodio is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 221566 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 UZ325 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 2.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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