(6598) Modugno Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1988 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Where Modugno is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Modugno is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6598 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,418 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Rotation period | 6.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 February 1988
- (3870) Mayre
- (4609) Pizarro
- (4636) Chile
- (4705) Secchi
- (5115) Frimout
- (5956) d'Alembert
- (6036) Weinberg
- (6439) Tirol
- (6956) Holbach
- (9313) Protea
- (10506) Rydberg
- (10734) Wieck
More named asteroids discovered by Osservatorio San Vittore
- (2601) Bologna
- (3344) Modena
- (3744) Horn-d'Arturo
- (3809) Amici
- (3951) Zichichi
- (4062) Schiaparelli
- (4063) Euforbo
- (4122) Ferrari
- (4158) Santini
- (4279) De Gasparis
- (4540) Oriani
- (4542) Mossotti
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