(86029) Riccardopozzobon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 June 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Riccardo Pozzobon (1985–2025) was an Italian planetary scientist at University of Padova whose pioneering research advanced lunar and planetary exploration. His influential publications and roles on several NASA/ESA missions, including BepiColombo, Juice, PANGAEA, Daedalus, and Artemis, left a lasting scientific legacy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Riccardopozzobon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Riccardopozzobon is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 86029 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 LV32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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