(18335) San Cassiano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1987 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
A small village in the hills near Verona, San Cassiano is renowned for its high-quality oil (Grignano) and wine (Amarone). Its isolated location affords views of both the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. The name was suggested by V. Zappalà and A. W. Harris.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where San Cassiano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: San Cassiano is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18335 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.27 km (#12,115 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.168 |
| Rotation period | 3.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.251 |
| Inclination | 5.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.955 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 September 1987
- (5001) EMP
- (5110) Belgirate
- (6123) Aristoteles
- (7747) Michalowski
- (9020) Eucryphia
- (9164) Colbert
- (10730) White
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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