(600539) Aldoatiglio Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 January 2012 by N. Falla at Mayhill.

Aldo Atiglio Falla (1909–1995) was the father of the discoverer. In the 1930s he worked as a waiter in a fashionable London restaurant frequented by some of the leading politicians and diplomats of the time. In later life he continued to work in the hospitality industry.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #17, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Aldoatiglio is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aldoatiglio is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number600539
Provisional designation2012 BZ24
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.05
Orbital period3.69 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.0931
Inclination7.31°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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