(31244) Guidomonzino Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 1998 by Sicoli, P., Testa, A. at Sormano.
Guido Monzino (1928–1988) was an Italian explorer who followed the Latin maxim “Gradatim Conscenditur Ad Alta”. The Villa del Balbianello on Lake Como is now a museum dedicated to Monzino's expeditions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #16, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Guidomonzino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guidomonzino is 3.35 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31244 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DG11 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.25 km (#7,365 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 3.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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