(270374) Paolomanente Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 2002 by F. Bernardi at Campo Imperatore.
Paolo Manente (b. 1947) is a retired Italian oncologist who was the head and director of the Unità Operativa di Oncologia Medica in Castelfranco Veneto. He published more than 200 scientific papers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paolomanente is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paolomanente is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 270374 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AB12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 5.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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