(1571) Cesco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1950 by M. Itzigsohn at La Plata.
Where Cesco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cesco is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1571 |
| Provisional designation | 1950 FJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.5 km (#2,423 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Rotation period | 27.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.