(19715) Basodino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Named for the second-highest mountain (3273 m) in the Swiss canton Ticino; its glacier is the most significant one in the canton, but it has retreated by about 1400 m in the last 150 years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #12, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Basodino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Basodino is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19715 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 UA4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.7 km (#3,219 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0557 |
| Inclination | 9.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.