(8411) Celso Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 1996 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.

Celso Macor (1925-1998), a poet in the Italian region of Friuli, gave voice to the little things that form our everyday lives.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Celso is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCelsoCelso

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Celso is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number8411
Provisional designation1996 TO
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.44 km (#16,374 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.296
Absolute magnitude (H)15.15
Orbital period3.55 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.148
Inclination3.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.969 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 3 October 1996

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