(43881) Cerreto Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 February 1995 by Tombelli, M., Casacci, C. at Cima Ekar.

Cerreto d'Asti, in the Italian Piedmont region, is home to the observatory of the Astronomical Association of Cerreto d'Asti. The association carries out educational efforts on the solar system and astronomy in general, as well as intensive research on comets, minor planets and extrasolar planets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #13, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Cerreto is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCerretoCerreto

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cerreto is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number43881
Provisional designation1995 DA13
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.07 km (#16,960 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.375
Absolute magnitude (H)15.39
Orbital period3.81 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.158
Inclination3.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also discovered on 25 February 1995

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