(59087) Maccacaro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1998 by Sicoli, P., Manca, F. at Sormano.
Tommaso Maccacaro (b. 1951) has worked in high-energy astrophysics and x-ray astronomy since 1976. He is currently director of the INAF-Osservatorio di Brera in Milan and chairman of the European Space Agency Astronomy Working Group (2007-2009).Naming citation (20070601/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maccacaro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maccacaro is 1.94 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 59087 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VT33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.56 km (#16,146 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.296 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 5.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.940 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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