(52480) Enzomora Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1995 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Gian Vincenzo Mora (1870-1953) studied design and architecture at the Istituto di Belle Arti in Venice and worked for companies in Padua and Milan. As an amateur astronomer, he is renowned for his 1909 calculation of the occasions in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when Jupiter would appear without satellites.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Enzomora is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Enzomora is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52480 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UM5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.62 km (#17,307 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.267 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0429 |
| Inclination | 4.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gian
All asteroids named after someone called Gian
Also discovered on 20 October 1995
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- (11984) Manet
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- (16715) Trettenero
- (17612) Whiteknight
- (18469) Hakodate
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