(345720) Monte Vigese Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 December 2006 by M.T. Mazzucato L. Tesi at San Marcello.
Monte Vigese is a 1091-m mountain in the Bolognese Apennines in Italy. The name derives from Vigo, a village perched on its slopes.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Monte Vigese is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Monte Vigese is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 345720 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 XC44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 7.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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