(13494) Treiso Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Treiso is a village near Alba, Piemonte. Each year, a day is set aside to celebrate both astronomy and the locally produced red wine, Barbaresco. The event is called “Tasting the Universe”. The name was suggested by V. Zappalà and A. W. Harris.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Treiso is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Treiso is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13494 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 RT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.09 km (#14,996 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.116 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 3.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.809 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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