(269245) Catastini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 2008 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.
Mario Catastini (b. 1932) is a retired Italian elementary-school teacher. He is one of the authors of the manual La Lingua Fucecchiese (The Fucecchio Language), a textbook on the local dialect, and also the author of numerous publications on history and culture of the region.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Catastini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Catastini is 3.50 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 269245 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QL19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 18.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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