(550832) Silvanacopceski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 July 2007 by R. Holmes at Charleston.
Silvana Copceski (b. 1976) is the coordinator of the asteroid search program in Brazil. Working with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration, she has organized 12 000 students a year who search for and successfully discover asteroids. Name suggested by P. Miller.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Silvanacopceski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Silvanacopceski is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 550832 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 TZ235 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0986 |
| Inclination | 5.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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