(419435) Tiramisu Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 February 2010 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.

Tiramisu is a dessert whose recipe was invented at an unknown but ancient date in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northern Italy. Mascarpone, eggs, marsala, coffee, cocoa and biscuit are part of its composition. Annick Merlin, wife of the discoverer, suggested this name and is particularly skillful in the preparation of tiramisu.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #11, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tiramisu is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTiramisuTiramisu

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tiramisu is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number419435
Provisional designation2010 CW43
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.92
Orbital period5.50 years
Semi-major axis3.12 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.93 – 3.31 au
Eccentricity0.0614
Inclination7.83°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.94 au

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

Also discovered on 14 February 2010

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