(58702) Tizianabitossi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 January 1998 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G. at Cima Ekar.

Tiziana Bitossi (b. 1970) has been an amateur astronomer at the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 2017. She observes minor planets, especially NEOs.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tizianabitossi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tizianabitossi is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number58702
Provisional designation1998 BX43
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.20 km (#10,257 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0860
Absolute magnitude (H)15.03
Orbital period4.31 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 3.12 au
Eccentricity0.177
Inclination4.91°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 25 January 1998

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