(49469) Emilianomazzoni Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 January 1999 by S. Donati at Monte Agliale.

Emiliano Mazzoni (b. 1953) is an active amateur astronomer in Tuscany. Founder of the Mount Agliale Observatory, he is an expert telescope maker and discoverer of minor planets and supernovae.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-04-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Emilianomazzoni is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emilianomazzoni is 3.32 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number49469
Provisional designation1999 AL25
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.65 km (#6,023 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0710
Absolute magnitude (H)14.17
Orbital period5.74 years
Semi-major axis3.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.92 – 3.49 au
Eccentricity0.0888
Inclination7.93°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.91 au

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

Also named after someone called Emiliano

Also discovered on 15 January 1999

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