(154991) Vinciguerra Amor
Discovered on 17 January 2005 by Boattini, A., Scholl, H. at La Silla.
Lucia Vinciguerra (b. 1965) is a dear friend of the first discoverer. Born in Benevento, she earned a master's degree in economics and trading at the University of Naples in 1989 and for the past 15 years has worked for the Italian home office in Rome.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vinciguerra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vinciguerra is 1.60 au from the Sun and 0.994 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 154991 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 BX26 |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.57 |
| Orbital period | 2.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.15 – 2.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.323 |
| Inclination | 5.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.195 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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