(19149) Boccaccio Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) was an Italian poet and essayist, known for the psychological romance Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta (1343-1344), which expresses his love for Maria d´Aquino, daughter of the king of Naples. He was more famous for his masterpiece Il Decamerone (1349-1351), written in common language.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Boccaccio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boccaccio is 3.14 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19149 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 EZ2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.6 km (#3,226 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.94 |
| Orbital period | 6.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.12 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0765 |
| Inclination | 6.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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