(343230) Corsini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 November 2009 by Tonincelli, M., Zanardini, F. at Magasa.
Enrico Maria Corsini (b. 1969) is an astronomer and professor of astrophysics at Padua University in Italy. His research interests focus on the motion of stars and gas, mass distribution and properties of stellar populations of galaxies to understand their formation process and evolution history.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-12-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Corsini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Corsini is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 343230 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 WZ105 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 6.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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