(10722) Monari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 1986 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Elementary-school teacher Luisa Monari (b. 1961) is the wife of Ermes Colombini, one of the codiscoverers of this minor planet.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Monari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Monari is 2.25 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10722 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 TB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.03 km (#12,649 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.432 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.820 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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