(11575) Claudio Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 January 1994 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.

Claudio Deponte (b. 1960) is an Italian amateur astronomer who for many years held the position of secretary of the Circolo Culturale Astronomico di Farra d'Isonzo.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Claudio is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Claudio is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11575
Provisional designation1994 BN4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period165 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.89
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.151
Inclination5.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.956 au

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

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