(13174) Timossi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1996 by Tombelli, M., Munari, U. at Cima Ekar.
Aldo Timossi (b. 1946) is a promoter of conventions, workshops and scientific meetings related to the advancement of planetary and minor planet study and also of the IMPACT Project (International Monitoring Program for Asteroid and Comet Threat).Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timossi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timossi is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13174 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 CT8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.53 km (#8,206 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 15.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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