(210182) Mazzini Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 2006 by V. S. Casulli at Vallemare Borbona.
Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872), nicknamed “Soul of Italy”, was an Italian activist for the unification of Italy. Founder of the secret republican society “Giovine Italia”, he taught astronomy in his Italian free school for poor children, founded during his exile in London.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mazzini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mazzini is 3.24 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 210182 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 UE215 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.87 km (#7,806 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 5.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.23 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00471 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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