(48844) Belloves Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1998 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Belloves or Bellovesus (? 400 BC), was a Celtic prince, the first known Celt in the history of the area of the northern Italy. Together with his brother Segoves, he was mentioned by Titus Livius and the Welsh chronicle.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Belloves is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Belloves is 2.06 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48844 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DW |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.64 |
| Orbital period | 2.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0666 |
| Inclination | 17.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.850 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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