(21219) Mascagni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 1994 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945) was an Italian conductor and composer. His first opera, Cavalleria rusticana, ushered in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mascagni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mascagni is 2.86 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21219 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 WV1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.44 km (#5,453 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 2.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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