(372573) Pietromenga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 2009 by Tonincelli, M., Zanardini, F. at Magasa.
Pietro Menga (b. 1943), active on a voluntary basis in environmental policies, has contributed to Italian initiatives on sustainable energy use and on the protection of the night sky.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pietromenga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pietromenga is 2.55 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 372573 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 UW59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0441 |
| Inclination | 21.2° |
| 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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