(78310) Spoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 August 2002 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Federica Spoto (b. 1985) has worked in the field of Solar System dynamics. In particular, she is involved in the Impact Monitoring computation and research at NEODyS and AstDyS.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Spoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Spoto is 2.19 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 78310 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PW65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 5.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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