(72949) Colesanti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 2002 by Juels, C. W., Holvorcem, P. R. at Fountain Hills.
Carlos Alberto Colesanti (1945–2024) was a Brazilian amateur astronomer, particularly skilled in CCD photometry of cataclysmic variable stars. From his observatory in the town of Mairinque, he contributed thousands of observations to international variable stars organizations such as the AAVSO and others.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Colesanti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Colesanti is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 72949 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CC43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.71 km (#15,823 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.241 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.250 |
| Inclination | 6.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.755 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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