(357116) Attivissimo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 2001 by Cavezzo at Cavezzo.
Paolo Attivissimo (b. 1963) is an Italian writer, blogger and journalist. He is the author of eleven books on computers, the author of the Disinformatico.info blog, and a consultant and speaker for Swiss and Italian TV on information and space technology, conspiracism, hoaxes and misinformation in the media.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Attivissimo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Attivissimo is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 357116 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 WH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 6.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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