(330420) Tomroman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 2007 by D. R. Skillman at Front Royal.
Thomas A. Roman (b. 1952) is a professor at Central Connecticut State University with interests in General Relativity and Quantum Field Theory. He has published on vacuum fluctuations, quantum stress tensors and wormholes.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-04-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomroman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomroman is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 330420 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 CG26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0970 |
| Inclination | 6.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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