(37835) Darioconsigli Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 January 1998 by Munari, U., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.

Dario Consigli (b. 1992) is a primary-school teacher. He is the nephew of the second discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Darioconsigli is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Darioconsigli is 2.56 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number37835
Provisional designation1998 BC44
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.23 km (#10,191 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0410
Rotation period8.46 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.46
Orbital period3.69 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.167
Inclination5.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

Also named after someone called Dario

Also discovered on 25 January 1998

More named asteroids discovered by Munari, U., Tombelli, M.