(56361) Marcomontagni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 2000 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at San Marcello.
Marco Montagni (b. 1956) is an Italian amateur astronomer. Committed to astronomy and astrometry, he was one of the first to support the Beppe Forti Astronomical Observatory (K83) in Montelupo.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcomontagni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcomontagni is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 56361 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.74 km (#15,775 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 2.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.819 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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