(91214) Diclemente Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 December 1998 by Boattini, A., Tesi, L. at San Marcello.

Aldo Di Clemente (b. 1948), an amateur astronomer, has worked as a technician at the Campo Imperatore station of the Astronomical Observatory of Rome since 1982. His assistance has been valuable in conducting the Campo Imperatore Near- Earth Object Survey.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Diclemente is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Diclemente is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number91214
Provisional designation1998 YB10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.0
Orbital period3.22 years
Semi-major axis2.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.33 au
Eccentricity0.0700
Inclination2.71°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

Also named after someone called Aldo

Also discovered on 23 December 1998

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