(65821) De Curtis Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1996 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Antonio De Curtis (1898–1967), nicknamed “Totò”, was an Italian artist, comedian, film and theater actor, writer, singer and songwriter.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where De Curtis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: De Curtis is 4.22 au from the Sun and 4.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65821 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 UC3 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.0 km (#3,720 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Rotation period | 6.44 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 7.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.04 – 4.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.238 |
| Inclination | 4.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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