(101534) Carlobenna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 December 1998 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Carlo Benna (b. 1962) is an Italian solar astronomer and researcher at the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino (OATo). He was an ESA postdoctoral fellow from 1992 to 1998 at SAO and has held assignments from the Smithsonian Institution for activities related to the SOHO/UVCS mission. Since 2000, Carlo has coordinated teaching activities at OATo.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #23, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carlobenna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carlobenna is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 101534 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YC10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.76 km (#7,927 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0713 |
| Inclination | 6.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Carlo
- (8398) Rubbia
- (11600) Cipolla
- (12927) Pinocchio
- (13689) Succi
- (17077) Pampaloni
- (24697) Rastrelli
- (31271) Nallino
- (31476) Bocconcelli
- (78535) Carloconti
- (306386) Carlofavetti
- (325476) Carlomarchioro
- (447682) Rambaldi
All asteroids named after someone called Carlo