(14103) Manzoni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 1997 by Sicoli, P., Testa, A. at Sormano.
Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873) was an Italian poet and novelist. He is mainly remembered as the author of the novel I promessi sposi (The Betrothed), a masterpiece of world literature, about the story of a long-deferred marriage of two peasants named Renzo and Lucia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Manzoni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Manzoni is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14103 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 TC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.59 km (#11,444 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.304 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0755 |
| Inclination | 2.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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