(31458) Delrosso Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 1999 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Renzo Del Rosso (b. 1957) has been an amateur astronomer since his childhood. He is an astrophotographer, lecturer and writer of astronomical software. He loves to search for new techniques to work with astronomical photographs.Naming citation (20040928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Delrosso is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delrosso is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31458 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CG16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 7.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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