(13704) Aletesi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 August 1998 by L. Tesi at San Marcello.

Alessandro Tesi (b. 1964) is the younger son of the discoverer.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Aletesi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aletesi is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number13704
Provisional designation1998 PA1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.88
Orbital period5.31 years
Semi-major axis3.04 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.66 – 3.43 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination5.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

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

Also named after someone called Alessandro

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