(135889) Trisdalcanton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 2002 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Tristano Dal Canton (b. 1976) is an Italian electronics and telecommunications engineer. Serving as Hardware Manager at a major electronics firm, he leads the research and development of novel food-preservation technologies. Tristano enjoys mountain hiking and film making, and he appeared as an extra in the TV series Don Matteo.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #16, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Trisdalcanton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trisdalcanton is 3.31 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 135889 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TN61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.85 km (#13,094 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.105 |
| Rotation period | 5.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 8.30° |
| 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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