(16110) Paganetti Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 November 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.

Mariarosa Paganetti (b. 1925) is the mother of the discoverer.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Paganetti is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paganetti is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number16110
Provisional designation1999 WU8
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.52
Orbital period3.51 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination4.72°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.941 au

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

Also discovered on 28 November 1999

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