(90837) Raoulvalentini Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 November 1995 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.

Raoul Valentini (1908–1999) was an accountant and one of the founders of the Circolo Astrofili Milano. He was a variable star observer, a bookbinder, a sundial maker and a lecturer at the Milan Planetarium (1949–1996). Valentini was a member of the Italian Astronomical Society from 1951 and was its secretary from 1971.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #13, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Raoulvalentini is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raoulvalentini is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	90837
Provisional designation	1995 WT4
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	5.81 km (#9,217 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0690
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.06
Orbital period	4.58 years
Semi-major axis	2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.11 – 3.41 au
Eccentricity	0.236
Inclination	6.54°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.12 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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