(28193) Italosvevo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 1998 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Italo Svevo was the pseudonym of Aron Hector Schmitz (1861–1928), an Italian writer and playwright. He is best known for the psychological novel La coscienza di Zeno.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Italosvevo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Italosvevo is 1.95 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28193 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WY30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.21 km (#16,758 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.396 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 6.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.744 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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