(278591) Salo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 July 2008 by Tonincelli, M., Stucchi, A. at Magasa.
The city of Salò is a historic town in northern Italy on the western bank of Lake Garda.Naming citation (20111012/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Salo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salo is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 278591 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 NZ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 7.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.