(10738) Marcoaldo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1988 by W. Ferreri at La Silla.
Marco Aldo Ferreri (b. 1981), son of the discoverer, collaborated with his father in his observing campaigns and helped him write astronomical books.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-10-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcoaldo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcoaldo is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10738 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 FW2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0655 |
| Inclination | 6.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Marco
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- (10149) Cavagna
- (10277) Micheli
- (11951) Marcoschioppa
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- (24818) Menichelli
- (29457) Marcopolo
- (31415) Fenucci
- (44005) Migliardi
- (49443) Marcobondi
- (50275) Marcocasalini
- (56361) Marcomontagni
All asteroids named after someone called Marco
Also discovered on 17 March 1988
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