(14498) Bernini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1995 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was an Italian architect and sculptor who designed the colonnade of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bernini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernini is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14498 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 DO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.75 km (#7,939 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 3.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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