(58441) Thomastestoni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 April 1996 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Thomas Testoni (b. 1984) is a tourist services technician and a computer store manager. He is the son-in-law of one of the co-discoverers of this minor planet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thomastestoni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thomastestoni is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58441 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 HO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.82 km (#13,183 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.111 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0681 |
| Inclination | 4.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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