(58498) Octaviopaz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1996 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Octavio Paz Lozano (1914-1998) was a Mexican poet and essayist, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Octaviopaz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Octaviopaz is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58498 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0696 |
| Inclination | 3.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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