(37735) Riccardomuti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1996 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Riccardo Muti (b. 1941) is an Italian conductor. He holds three music directorships: the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; the Philadelphia Orchestra; and the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Muti has been a prolific recording artist and has received dozens of honors, titles, awards and prizes.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Riccardomuti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Riccardomuti is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37735 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.25 km (#16,701 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.254 |
| Inclination | 5.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.736 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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