(113683) Robertoornella Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 October 2002 by F. Bernardi M. Tombelli at Campo Imperatore.

Roberto Marconcini (b. 1966) is an Italian musician. A surveyor by profession, he studied music in Ferrara and graduated in composition and as an organ master. In Florence, he graduated as a harpsichord master. Roberto often performs at the Observatory Beppe Forti with Ornella Alderighi (b. 1967), his pianist wife, who also studied in Ferrara.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Robertoornella is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robertoornella is 3.21 au from the Sun and 4.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number113683
Provisional designation2002 TB111
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.29 km (#12,082 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.183
Absolute magnitude (H)14.68
Orbital period5.45 years
Semi-major axis3.10 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.78 – 3.42 au
Eccentricity0.103
Inclination8.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.79 au

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

Also named after someone called Roberto

Also discovered on 2 October 2002

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