(13197) Pontecorvo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 February 1997 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Bruno Pontecorvo (1913-1993) was a student of Enrico Fermi and the first to theorize the neutrino oscillation that produces three different particles.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pontecorvo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pontecorvo is 2.20 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13197 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 DC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.24 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 2.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.984 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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