(348239) Societadante Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 2004 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.
The Società Dante Alighieri is a society that promotes Italian culture and language around the world. It was founded in July 1889 and named after Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), a major Italian poet of the Middle Ages.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Societadante is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Societadante is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 348239 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 SB26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.81 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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