(102619) Crespino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Berberis Vulgaris, also known as barberry (in Italian, “crespino”), is a deciduous shrub with three-branched spines. This plant is easily found around the observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Crespino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Crespino is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 102619 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VK23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.40 km (#14,220 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.233 |
| Inclination | 7.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.809 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 November 1999
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- (21949) Tatulian
- (24144) Philipmocz
- (27248) Schristensen
- (33803) Julienpeloton
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- (43028) Gnosca
- (66885) Wangxiaomo
- (97069) Stek
- (102617) Allium