(10699) Calabrese Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Pietro Calabrese (1944–2010) was editor of the Italian newspapers Il Messaggero and La Gazzetta dello Sport. A noted journalist, he was fascinated by the idea of communicating with extraterrestrial intelligence.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Calabrese is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Calabrese is 3.29 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10699 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ES43 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.3 km (#4,940 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 5.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.06 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0479 |
| Inclination | 2.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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