(121546) Straulino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 1999 by A. Boattini L. Tesi at San Marcello.
Samuele Straulino (b. 1970) is an Italian professor of physics at the University of Florence. Training primary school teachers in astronomy is one of his activities. He wrote an astronomy book for teachers and is involved in astronomy dissemination.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #6, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Straulino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Straulino is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 121546 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VU11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 8.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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