(1596) Itzigsohn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 1951 by M. Itzigsohn at La Plata.
Named by the La Plata Observatory in memory of Miguel Itzigsohn, some time professor of spherical and practical astronomy and head of the department of extrameridian astronomy at the La Plata Observatory. He was in charge of the work on minor planets at La Plata and contributed extensively to the development of astrometry in Argentina.Naming citation (MPC 5449), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Itzigsohn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Itzigsohn is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1596 |
| Provisional designation | 1951 EV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 45.5 km (#843 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 39.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by M. Itzigsohn
- (1569) Evita
- (1571) Cesco
- (1581) Abanderada
- (1582) Martir
- (1588) Descamisada
- (1589) Fanatica
- (1608) Munoz
- (1684) Iguassu
- (1688) Wilkens
- (1779) Parana
- (1800) Aguilar
- (1801) Titicaca
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