(157533) Stellamarie Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 October 2005 by W. Ries at Altschwendt.

Stella Marie Ries (b. 2008) is the niece of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Stellamarie is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsStellamarieStellamarie

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stellamarie is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number157533
Provisional designation2005 TL49
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter1.90 km (#17,141 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.280
Absolute magnitude (H)15.89
Orbital period4.26 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 3.21 au
Eccentricity0.223
Inclination14.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also named after someone called Stella

Also discovered on 10 October 2005

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