(61195) Martinoli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 July 2000 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Piero Martinoli (b. 1941) is professor of physics and leader of the superconductivity research group at the University of Neuchatel.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Martinoli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martinoli is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 61195 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OU2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.19 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 3.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.865 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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