(297314) Ilterracottaio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1998 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Il terracottaio is someone who produces clay pottery and other clay artifacts. It is a typical job in the discoverers' home town, Montelupo Fiorentino.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #1, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ilterracottaio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ilterracottaio is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 297314 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XV2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 1.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.981 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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