(11359) Piteglio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 January 1998 by Tesi, L., Cecchini, V. at San Marcello.
The northern Tuscany village of Piteglio was founded in medieval times. Piteglio's government has contributed to the construction and maintenance of the Pian dei Termini Observatory, where this object was found. It is also where the second discoverer lives.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Piteglio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Piteglio is 2.13 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11359 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BP24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.70 km (#11,235 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Rotation period | 31.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.