(10198) Pinelli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1996 by Tombelli, M., Munari, U. at Cima Ekar.
Paolo Pinelli (b. 1954) is an amateur astronomer of the Montelupo group. He was the first to propose the construction of a public observatory in the city of Montelupo.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pinelli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pinelli is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10198 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XN26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.54 km (#8,203 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.198 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0479 |
| Inclination | 2.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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