(51406) Massimocalvani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 2001 by Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey at Cima Ekar.
Massimo Calvani (b. 1947) was director of the Astronomical Observatory of Padua and Asiago from 1999 to 2005, when the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey was carried out with the Schmidt telescope at Cima Ekar. His research is mainly on active galaxies, compact objects and relativistic astrophysics.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Massimocalvani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Massimocalvani is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 51406 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DL108 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.00 km (#15,217 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 16.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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