(65487) Divinacommedia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 2003 by G. Masi at La Silla.
The “Divina Commedia” (“Divine Comedy”) is the most important poem by Dante Alighieri (1265–1321). It is considered one of the greatest works in world literature and includes many astronomical concepts of the time. This naming occurs on the 700th anniversary of Dante's death.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Divinacommedia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Divinacommedia is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65487 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 CD20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.95 km (#15,337 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Rotation period | 3.38 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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