(57879) Cesarechiosi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 January 2002 by Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey at Cima Ekar.
Cesare Chiosi (b. 1941) is a professor of theoretical astrophysics at the University of Padua. His fields of interest include stellar structure and evolution, chemical evolution of the interstellar medium and the formation and evolution of galaxies.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cesarechiosi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cesarechiosi is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 57879 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 9.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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