(18462) Ricco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1995 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Italian astronomer Annibale Riccò (1844-1919) was an assistant at the observatory of Modena and later astronomer and successively director of the observatories of Palermo and Catania. He was interested in solar spectroscopy, meteorology and seismology.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Ricco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ricco is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18462 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 QS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.91 km (#12,981 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.153 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0852 |
| Inclination | 2.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.