(133746) Tonyferro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Anthony Ferro (b. 1963) worked on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Return Mission and the Phoenix Mars Mission as a Systems Administrator at the Science Processing and Operations Center.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tonyferro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tonyferro is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 133746 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 WL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 3.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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