(291855) Calabrocorrado Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 July 2006 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.
Corrado Calabrò (b. 1935) is an Italian poet who has regenerated contemporary poetry opening it dream-like to science. His poem “Roaming” tells of a large asteroid that strikes the Moon causing the Earth to wobble.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Calabrocorrado is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Calabrocorrado is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 291855 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 ON14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 1.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.832 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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