(48070) Zizza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 2001 by D. Healy at Junk Bond.
Frank Zizza is associate professor of mathematics at the University of Arizona South and past president of the Huachuca Astronomy Club. He is credited with originating the idea of establishing an astronomical observatory on the university's campus in Sierra Vista.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zizza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zizza is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48070 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FB4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.12 km (#5,673 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 3.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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