(58417) Belzoni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 January 1996 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) was an explorer of Egyptian antiquities. He is most noted for retrieving the colossal bust of Ramesses II and opening the sepulchre of Seti I and the second pyramid of Giza.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-04-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Belzoni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Belzoni is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58417 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 BD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.76 km (#17,245 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.328 |
| Rotation period | 5.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0420 |
| Inclination | 1.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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