(239105) Marcocattaneo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 2006 by at Vallemare Borbona 101216 Casulli, V. S..
Marco Cattaneo (b. 1963) is a science journalist and director of the Italian edition of Scientific American.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcocattaneo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcocattaneo is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 239105 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 HP57 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0746 |
| Inclination | 9.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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