(13150) Paolotesi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 March 1995 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.

Paolo Tesi (b. 1959) is the elder son of the first discoverer.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Paolotesi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paolotesi is 3.27 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number13150
Provisional designation1995 FS
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.31
Orbital period5.50 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 3.60 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination17.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

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

Also named after someone called Paolo

Also discovered on 23 March 1995

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