(15908) Bertoni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Mosè Giacomo Bertoni (1857-1929) was a Swiss-Paraguayan botanist, anthropologist and writer. He discovered and characterized many thousands of plants, mostly from Paraguay, during his life, including Yerba Maté and Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni. He was buried in Puerto Bertoni, Paraguay.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bertoni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bertoni is 3.09 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15908 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 TE12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.94 km (#6,651 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0976 |
| Inclination | 1.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 October 1997
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- (15389) Geflorsch
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- (79436) Steverothery
- (99915) Henarejos
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