(10590) Ragazzoni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 July 1996 by Boattini, A., Di Paola, A. at Campo Imperatore.
Roberto Ragazzoni (b. 1966) is an Italian astrophysicist, director of the Astronomical Observatory of Padua and member of the Accademia dei Lincei. He works mainly in the field of astronomical instrumentation and in the design of innovative telescopes, as well as in the development of devices for adaptive optics.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #17, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ragazzoni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ragazzoni is 1.96 au from the Sun and 0.976 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10590 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 OP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.95 km (#12,859 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Rotation period | 7.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.243 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.817 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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