(11621) Duccio Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 August 1996 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G. at Montelupo.

Duccio Bartolini (b. 1976) is the younger son of the first discoverer.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Duccio is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDuccioDuccio

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Duccio is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11621
Provisional designation1996 PJ5
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.7 km (#3,816 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0690
Absolute magnitude (H)13.25
Orbital period5.73 years
Semi-major axis3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.84 – 3.57 au
Eccentricity0.114
Inclination11.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.84 au

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

Also discovered on 15 August 1996

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