(102224) Raffaellolena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Raffaello Lena (b. 1959) is an Italian lunar observer. He founded Selenology Today, a journal that has produced high quality amateur lunar studies. He is the Lunar Domes Coordinator of the British Astronomical Association.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Raffaellolena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raffaellolena is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 102224 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TG12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.54 km (#17,330 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.247 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 2.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.927 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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