(49501) Basso Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1999 by G. Masi at Ceccano.
Antonella Basso (b. 1972) is a very dear friend of the discoverer. A lawyer by profession, she has a great passion and interest in the arts, particularly in painting and cinema.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Basso is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Basso is 3.10 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 49501 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CN10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.62 km (#6,979 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 1.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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