(39864) Poggiali Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 1998 by Mallia, F., Di Sora, M. at Campo Catino.
A member of the NATO Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, Maurizio Poggiali (1965—1997) was a poet, aircraft navigator and aerospace engineer whose experiences are described in Top-Gun—Con valore verso le stelle (2000). His poems were collected in Lune d'inverno (Winter Moons, 1998).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Poggiali is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Poggiali is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39864 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DH20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 8.36 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.06 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0893 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.