(9636) Emanuelaspessot Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 December 1993 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.

Emanuela Spessot (b. 1959) is the wife of Luciano Bittesini and one of the Farra d'Isonzo amateur astronomers who discovered this minor planet. For many years a staff member in the arbitration panel of Circolo Culturale Astronomico di Farra d'Isonzo, she also taught folk dancing and danced with the Danzerini di Lucinico, visiting many countries.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Emanuelaspessot is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emanuelaspessot is 3.33 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9636
Provisional designation1993 YO
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.64
Orbital period5.67 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.03 – 3.34 au
Eccentricity0.0487
Inclination15.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.08 au

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

Also discovered on 17 December 1993

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