(158472) Tiffanyfinley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Tiffany J. Finley (b. 1976) is a principal engineer at the Southwest Research Institute. She served as the Science Operations Center Manager for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tiffanyfinley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tiffanyfinley is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 158472 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CC274 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 3.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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