(157064) Sedona Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 2003 by KLENOT at Klet.

Sedona is a city located in northern Arizona, known mainly for scenic beauty of its red sandstone formations at the south end of the Oak Creek Canyon. The famous red rocks of Sedona were formed by a thick layer of red to orange-colored sandstone deposited during the Permian Period.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-05-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sedona is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sedona is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number157064
Provisional designation2003 SQ216
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.77
Orbital period5.42 years
Semi-major axis3.08 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.04 – 3.13 au
Eccentricity0.0139
Inclination15.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.07 au

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

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