(29675) Ippolitonievo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 December 1998 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.

Ippolito Nievo (1831–1861) was an Italian writer, journalist and revolutionary. His Le Confessioni d'un italiano (Confessions of an Italian) is one of the most important novels about the unification of Italy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #10, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ippolitonievo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ippolitonievo is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29675
Provisional designation1998 XV15
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.71
Orbital period3.81 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.29 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.0614
Inclination5.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.28 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 15 December 1998

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