(19730) Machiavelli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was a Florentine statesman, Italian political theorist and writer who advocated a strong central government. His famous treatise, The Prince (1513), describes the achievement and maintenance of power by a determined ruler indifferent to moral considerations.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Machiavelli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Machiavelli is 3.61 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19730 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XO36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.71 km (#5,270 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 4.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.425 |
| Inclination | 23.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.956 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Niccolo
All asteroids named after someone called Niccolo
Also discovered on 7 December 1999
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