(9523) Torino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 1981 by Debehogne, H., De Sanctis, G. at La Silla.
Torino is the Italian capital of the automobile and aerospace industries. Among the scientists in the city's history are Avogadro, Lagrange, discoverer of the rotating magnetic field Galileo Ferraris and 1986 Nobel prizewinner Rita Levi-Montalcini. The city has also lent its name to a scale used to assess NEO impact risk.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Torino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Torino is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9523 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 2.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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