(18116) Prato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
The province of Prato, in Tuscany, Italy, has recently inaugurated a Museo di Scienze Planetarie (Museum of Planetary Sciences), the first of its kind in Italy. The name was suggested by M. Di Martino.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Prato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Prato is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18116 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NY22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.54 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 5.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.894 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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