(13070) Seanconnery Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1991 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Sean Connery (b. 1930) is a famous Scottish actor, well known from his James Bond films. With this minor planet he is especially honored for the magnificent performance of his role in The Name of the Rose.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Seanconnery is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seanconnery is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13070 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.76 km (#17,243 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.900 |
| Rotation period | 7.08 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.278 |
| Inclination | 5.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.749 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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