(79991) Umbertoleotti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Umberto Leotti (b. 1952) was an architect, who from 1973 to 1975 attended the S. Vittore Observatory (Bologna) with the aim of starting research activity on minor planets. He made contact with P. Herget to receive the Minor Planet Circulars and with G. A. Chebotarev to receive the annual volume of the Ephemerides of Minor Planets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Umbertoleotti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Umbertoleotti is 2.98 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79991 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FW3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0699 |
| Inclination | 1.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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