(31028) Cerulli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 1996 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Italian astronomer Vincenzo Cerulli (1859-1927) founded the private Collurania Observatory near Teramo, where he discovered the bright minor planet (704) Interamnia in 1910 and observed Mars and several comets. He arranged for the observatory to be donated to his country on his death.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cerulli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cerulli is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31028 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 HH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.45 km (#16,356 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 3.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.920 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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