(28599) Terenzoni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Michael Terenzoni (b. 1964) served as the Astronomy Coordinator at Flandrau Science Center. He later worked as an Observatory Specialist with Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona. This has made him well known and liked among both the professional and amateur astronomical communities in southern Arizona.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Terenzoni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Terenzoni is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28599 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EQ138 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 560 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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