(18149) Colombatti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Giacomo Colombatti (b. 1972), of the University of Padova, participated in the final phases of the Cassini/Huygens mission cruise and analyzed data collected during the Huygens probe's descent to Titan. The name was suggested by M. Fulchignoni.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Colombatti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Colombatti is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18149 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OB58 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.21 km (#14,688 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.298 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0324 |
| Inclination | 3.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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