(21891) Andreabocelli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1999 by S. Donati at Monte Agliale.
Andrea Bocelli (b. 1958) is an Italian tenor renowned worldwide as a pop music, opera and crossover performer. He has sold over 80 million CDs worldwide and in 2010 received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to live theater.Naming citation (20121228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andreabocelli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andreabocelli is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21891 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VZ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.91 km (#15,434 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.276 |
| Rotation period | 31.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0812 |
| Inclination | 6.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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