(10149) Cavagna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 August 1994 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Named in honor of Marco Cavagna (b. 1958), Italian amateur astronomer. He began observing comets, variable stars and occultations at an early age. In 1989 he was one of the promoters of the follow-up program, with special interest in NEOs, at Sormano Observatory. Cavagna introduced the discoverers to the Italian astrometric community during its first meeting, held in Verona in 1991.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cavagna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cavagna is 2.24 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10149 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.23 km (#16,732 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.356 |
| Rotation period | 5.59 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0271 |
| Inclination | 6.12° |
| 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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