(84417) Ritabo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 2002 by T. Boles at Coddenham.
Rita Boles has given encouragement and moral support to Coddenham Observatory for over ten years. Her tolerance enabled her husband to make 70 supernova and nova discoveries.Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ritabo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ritabo is 3.13 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84417 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TE202 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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