(65770) Leonardotestoni Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 May 1995 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.

Leonardo Testoni (b. 2017) is the first nephew of one of the co-discoverers of this minor planet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #4, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Leonardotestoni is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leonardotestoni is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number65770
Provisional designation1995 KF1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.29 km (#14,492 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.123
Absolute magnitude (H)15.39
Orbital period4.44 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.55 – 2.85 au
Eccentricity0.0566
Inclination11.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.57 au

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

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