(10038) Tanaro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 1984 by V. Zappala at La Silla.
Tanaro is the longest river of Piemonte, Italy. Beginning at the French border, close to the town of Ormea, the Tanaro is a tributary of the river Po and is famous as it traverses the celebrated North Italian wine region.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tanaro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tanaro is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10038 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 HO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.18 km (#14,763 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.253 |
| Rotation period | 26.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 3.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.916 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.