(7790) Miselli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1995 by Stroncone at Stroncone.
Named in memory of Furio Miselli (1867-1949). Poet, singer, songwriter and singing master in Terni, he promoted “Cantamaggio”, a folk style that is currently a popular tourist draw. He also founded a humor magazine, Sborbottu, which parodied city life at the end of the nineteenth century.Naming citation (19981208/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miselli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miselli is 3.35 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7790 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 DK2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.60 km (#7,003 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.146 |
| Rotation period | 2.71 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0928 |
| Inclination | 7.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.