(60183) Falcone Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 1999 by M. M. M. Santangelo at Monte Agliale.
Giovanni Falcone (1939-1992) was an Italian magistrate who fought against organized crime.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Falcone is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Falcone is 3.09 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 60183 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VR11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.25 km (#14,607 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.139 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0822 |
| Inclination | 3.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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