(22379) Montale Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1994 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Eugenio Montale (1896–1981) was one of the greatest Italian poets of the twentieth century. He was the Literature Nobel Prize laureate in 1975 for his distinctive poetry which, with great artistic sensitivity, has interpreted human values under the sign of an outlook on life with no illusions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #3, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Montale is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Montale is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22379 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 CO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 3.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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