(145782) Mattiabaraldi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 March 1998 by E. Colombini at Bologna.

Mattia Baraldi (b. 1989) is an Italian industrial expert with expertise in quality control, who is curious about the sky. He is the son-in-law of the discoverer of this minor planet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mattiabaraldi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mattiabaraldi is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number145782
Provisional designation1998 FE74
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.12
Orbital period4.55 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.30 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity0.163
Inclination2.91°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Mattia

Also discovered on 29 March 1998

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