(10928) Caprara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 January 1998 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G. at Cima Ekar.
Giovanni Caprara (b. 1948) is science and space editor of Il Corriere della Sera, the most authoritative newspaper in Italy. Author of numerous books on astronomy and the exploration of the universe, he received the Glaxo-CEE award.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caprara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caprara is 3.25 au from the Sun and 4.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10928 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BW43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.4 km (#3,585 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Inclination | 8.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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