(55854) Stoppani Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1996 by Cavagna, M., Chiavenna, P. at Sormano.
In 1905 Eugenio Stoppani (1850-1917) erected a mountain refuge, now the site of the Sormano Observatory, in the place where his father Edoardo Stoppani (1818-1892) died accidentally. Antonio Stoppani (1824-1891) (probably a distant relative) was a distinguished palaeontologist.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stoppani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stoppani is 1.77 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55854 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VS1 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 2.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0898 |
| Inclination | 23.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.810 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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