9905 Tiziano

9905 Tiziano

Orbit of 9905 Tiziano (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery and designation
Discovered by C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld & T. Gehrels
Discovery date September 24, 1960
Designations
MPC designation 9905 Tiziano
Named after
Titian
4611 P-L, 1990 TD10
Orbital characteristics
Epoch October 27, 2007
Aphelion 2.7148085 AU
Perihelion 2.0952307 AU
2.4050196 AU
Eccentricity 0.1288093
1362.3112579 d
101.22083°
Inclination 12.71798°
9.30375°
130.74660°
Physical characteristics
Surface temp. min mean max
Kelvin
Celsius
14.4

    9905 Tiziano is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.73 years.[1]

    Discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on photographic plates made by Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory with the Samuel Oschin telescope, it was given the provisional designation "4611 P-L". It was later renamed "Tiziano" after Renaissance painter Tiziano Vecellio.[2]

    References

    1. "9905 Tiziano (4611 P-L)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
    2. MPC 34356 Minor Planet Center