(113623) Stefanovoglino Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 2002 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.

Stefano Voglino (b. 1983) is an Italian aerospace engineer who has worked on a number of space projects including the International Space Station. Since 2023 he has been Project Design Authority on the Rosalind Franklin rover on the Exomars mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Stefanovoglino is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stefanovoglino is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number113623
Provisional designation2002 TO63
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.18
Orbital period3.11 years
Semi-major axis2.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.25 au
Eccentricity0.0555
Inclination3.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Stefano

Also discovered on 3 October 2002

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