(18631) Maurogherardini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1998 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Mauro Gherardini (1941-2008), a surveyor by profession, was a great lover of the sky. He was a popularizer of astronomy, promoting astro-navigation at evening school events.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-11-04), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maurogherardini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maurogherardini is 2.87 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18631 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DQ35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.43 km (#7,167 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.320 |
| Rotation period | 14.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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