(10589) Giusimicela Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 1996 by Boattini, A., Di Paola, A. at Campo Imperatore.
Giuseppina Micela (b. 1959) is an Italian astrophysicist. She has carried out studies in X-ray spectroscopy, stellar activity. and exoplanets and is Principal Investigator of the Italian contribution to the Ariel space mission. She was Director of the Palermo Astronomical Observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #17, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Giusimicela is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giusimicela is 3.35 au from the Sun and 4.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10589 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 OM2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.33 km (#11,979 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.179 |
| Rotation period | 2.42 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.227 |
| Inclination | 7.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.