(91898) Margnetti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Giuseppe Margnetti (b. 1960) is a keen winemaker and artist living in the Swiss town of Camorino with his wife Danila (née Cosner).Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Margnetti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Margnetti is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 91898 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VB11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 4.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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