(97186) Tore Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 November 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.

Salvatore Silanus (b. 1961), nicknamed Tore, is a friend of the discoverer.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

👶 Tore as a baby name

Where Tore is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tore is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	97186
Provisional designation	1999 WP8
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.6
Orbital period	5.24 years
Semi-major axis	3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.79 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity	0.0765
Inclination	12.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.79 au

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

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Also discovered on 28 November 1999

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