(152583) Saone Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1994 by G. Cattani L. Tesi at San Marcello.
Saône is a small town in eastern France that is twinned with the municipality of San Marcello Piteglio, the discovery site for this minor planet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #7, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saone is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saone is 1.76 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 152583 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.68 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.284 |
| Inclination | 0.728° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.670 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.