(16106) Carmagnola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Near Turin and the Roero region, Carmagnola is a historic and cultural town in Piedmont. Its world-renowned gastronomy derives from excellent local agricultural products. The name was suggested by E. Bowell, A. W. Harris and V. Zappalá.Naming citation (20040928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carmagnola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carmagnola is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16106 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VW212 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.55 km (#8,185 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.113 |
| Rotation period | 3.67 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0461 |
| Inclination | 4.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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