(40134) Marsili Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1998 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
The Marsili submarine volcano located in the Mediterranean Sea is the highest and largest in Europe.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marsili is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marsili is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 40134 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QO53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.31 km (#12,031 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.270 |
| Inclination | 24.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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