(55428) Cappellaro Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 October 2001 by Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey at Cima Ekar.

Enrico Cappellaro (b. 1957) is chief astronomer of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics and director of the Padua Astronomical Observatory. He was the scientist responsible for the construction of Omegacam, the wide-field camera. He also works on supernovae and the structure of planetary nebulae.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Cappellaro is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cappellaro is 2.78 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	55428
Provisional designation	2001 TN47
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Rotation period	5.48 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.98
Orbital period	4.15 years
Semi-major axis	2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.12 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity	0.181
Inclination	8.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.14 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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