(70210) Cesarelombardi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1999 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Cesare Lombardi (1900-1971) was a volunteer assistant at the Brera Astronomical Observatory in Milan from 1930, where he devoted himself to the observation and calculation of orbits of minor planets. From 1930 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1971 he was director of the Hoepli planetarium in Milan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cesarelombardi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cesarelombardi is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 70210 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RA37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 1.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.980 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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