(77971) Donnolo Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2002 by Tenagra II at Nogales.
Shabbathai Donnolo (913-982) was an Italian physician, medical author and astrologer/astronomer. Donnolo is the earliest Jewish writer on medicine, and one of the few Jewish scholars in southern Italy at that time.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Donnolo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donnolo is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 77971 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 JA11 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.65 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.290 |
| Inclination | 22.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.781 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 May 2002
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