(12933) Muzzonigro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1999 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Livio Muzzonigro (b. 1932) taught mathematics and physics in the scientific high-school Duca degli Abruzzi in Gorizia. According to one of the discoverers, once his pupil, Muzzonigro was the best teacher he ever had.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Muzzonigro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Muzzonigro is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12933 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TC16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.25 km (#16,689 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.348 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 2.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.873 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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