(42183) Tubiana Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Cecilia Tubiana (b. 1980) is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (Göttingen, Germany) who studies the nuclei and dust of comets. She played a core role in the operation of the OSIRIS cameras on the Rosetta mission and is now the payload coordinator for Comet Interceptor.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tubiana is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tubiana is 3.36 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 42183 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 CY29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.95 km (#9,004 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0893 |
| Inclination | 6.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Cecilia
All asteroids named after someone called Cecilia
Also discovered on 2 February 2001
- (24529) Urbach
- (24533) Kokhirova
- (24535) Neslusan
- (25913) Jamesgreen
- (25914) Bair
- (25915) Charlesmcguire
- (39290) Landsman