(29443) Remocorti Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 July 1997 by Tesi, L., Cattani, G. at San Marcello.

Remo Corti (b. 1936), an Italian amateur astronomer who lives in Empoli, has for many years devoted himself with passion and competence to making telescopes. He is very expert in optics and mechanics, and his work has been a great help for many amateur astronomers.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Remocorti is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Remocorti is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29443
Provisional designation1997 NM10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.60 km (#16,055 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.180
Absolute magnitude (H)15.43
Orbital period3.46 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.86 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity0.188
Inclination11.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.860 au

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

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