(12358) Azzurra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1993 by A. Vagnozzi at Santa Lucia.
Azzurra (b. 2010 Jan. 4) is the grandchild of the discoverer. Her name is a hope for clearer skies.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Azzurra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Azzurra is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12358 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.8 km (#4,189 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 7.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.