(241529) Roccutri Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 February 2010 by WISE at WISE.

Astronomer Roc Cutri (b. 1957) is an astronomer specializing in analyzing large astronomical datasets. He is the Manager of the WISE Science Data Center, the Project Scientist for the Two Micron All Sky Survey, and a member of the WISE and NEOWISE Science Teams.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Roccutri is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roccutri is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number241529
Provisional designation2010 CA14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.53 km (#11,562 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0490
Absolute magnitude (H)15.73
Orbital period5.64 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.52 – 3.82 au
Eccentricity0.205
Inclination19.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.60 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 10 February 2010

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