(36182) Montigiani Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 October 1999 by M. M. M. Santangelo at Monte Agliale.

Montigiani Roberto (1944-2002) lived in Scandicci, near Florence. A friend of the discoverer, he died after a serious illness. He was an amateur astronomer skilled in the mechanics of telescopes and a member of the Associazione Astrofili Fiorentini.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Montigiani is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Montigiani is 4.69 au from the Sun and 5.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number36182
Provisional designation1999 TY12
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.5 km (#3,903 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0450
Absolute magnitude (H)13.41
Orbital period7.91 years
Semi-major axis3.97 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.14 – 4.80 au
Eccentricity0.209
Inclination4.47°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.14 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 10 October 1999

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