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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | A. Boattini & L. Tesi | |||||||||
| Discovery date | July 29, 1997 | |||||||||
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9904 Mauratombelli | |||||||||
| Named after | Maura Tombelli | |||||||||
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 OC1, 1996 MC1 | |||||||||
| Epoch October 27, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Ap | 3.2500424 AU | |||||||||
| Peri | 2.2164804 AU | |||||||||
| Semi-major axis | 2.7332614 AU | |||||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.1890712 | |||||||||
| Orbital period | 1650.5176505 d | |||||||||
| Mean anomaly | 8.64182° | |||||||||
| Inclination | 8.47192° | |||||||||
| Longitude of ascending node | 154.24415° | |||||||||
| Argument of peri | 265.58478° | |||||||||
| Dimensions | ~17.8 km[1] | |||||||||
| Geometric albedo | ~0.01 | |||||||||
| Surface temp. Kelvin Celsius |
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| Spectral type | C-type asteroid[2] | |||||||||
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 | |||||||||
9904 Mauratombelli is a C-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.52 years.[3]
Discovered on July 29, 1997 by Andrea Boattini and Luciano Tesi working at the Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1997 OC1". It was later renamed "Mauratombelli" after astronomer Maura Tombelli, who studied variable stars and minor planets.[4]
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