(4744) Rovereto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1988 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Rovereto, City of Peace, is an ancient town in Trentino-Alto Adige (Italy), where the local administration is very active in promoting culture and science. Rovereto hosts the “Peace Bell”, a memorial to peace, nonviolence and human rights. Name suggested by M. Di Martino.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-02-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rovereto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rovereto is 3.30 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4744 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RF5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.2 km (#2,319 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0920 |
| Rotation period | 4.01 hours |
| Spectral type | D |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.