(58691) Luigisannino Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 January 1998 by L. Zannoni G. Scarfì at Monte Viseggi.

Luigi Sannino (b. 1981) is an Italian amateur astronomer, studying comets and asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Luigisannino is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luigisannino is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number58691
Provisional designation1998 BG14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.5
Orbital period4.09 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.38 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.0688
Inclination4.83°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.40 au

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

Also named after someone called Luigi

Also discovered on 24 January 1998