(65848) Enricomari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1997 by M. Tombelli at Cima Ekar.
Enrico Mari (1978-2007), a cousin of the discoverer and a member of the Montelupo Astronomical Group, also played the classical guitar and regaled his friends and relatives at parties with Italian and Tuscan dialect songs. The name was suggested by his parents, Silvana and Luciano Mari.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Enricomari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Enricomari is 4.21 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65848 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 BP9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 4.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.391 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.883 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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