(24826) Pascoli Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 August 1995 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.

Giovanni Pascoli (1855-1912) was an Italian poet and classical scholar.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pascoli is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pascoli is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number24826
Provisional designation1995 QN2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.24
Orbital period3.55 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 2.56 au
Eccentricity0.100
Inclination6.79°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.11 au

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

Also named after someone called Giovanni

Also discovered on 22 August 1995

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