(424200) Tonicelia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 July 2007 by OAM at La Sagra.

Antonio Celia Miro (b. 1969) is a Spanish software engineer and advanced amateur astronomer. He built his observatory in 2011, with a self-built computerized mount and an inexpensive 0.15-m Newtonian. He is interested in astrometry, photometry and in pro-am collaborations.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tonicelia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsToniceliaTonicelia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tonicelia is 3.67 au from the Sun and 4.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number424200
Provisional designation2007 NV1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.91
Orbital period5.47 years
Semi-major axis3.10 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.53 – 3.68 au
Eccentricity0.187
Inclination21.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.58 au

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

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