(10591) Caverni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 1996 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G. at Montelupo.
Raffaello Caverni (1837-1900), a priest born in Montelupo, was also an amateur scientist. He wrote many books, the most important of them being Storia del Metodo Sperimentale in Italia, for which he received the award of the Royal Institute of Venice on 1890 May 25.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caverni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caverni is 2.59 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10591 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 PD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 66.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0131 |
| Inclination | 3.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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