(10605) Guidoni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1996 by Giuliani, V., Manca, F. at Sormano.
The astrophysicist and astronaut Umberto Guidoni (b. 1954) made the first flight onboard of the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1996, performing electrodynamics experiments with the TSS satellite (ASI/NASA). Guidoni is the first Italian astronaut to achieve the title of Mission Specialist.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Guidoni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guidoni is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10605 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.67 |
| Orbital period | 5.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 0.942° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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