(11622) Samuele Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1996 by Boattini, A., Tesi, L. at San Marcello.
Samuele Marconi (b. 1975) is a very active amateur astronomer at the San Marcello Observatory who spends much of his time giving public lectures on astronomy.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samuele is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samuele is 2.31 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11622 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 RD4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.67 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.