(135910) Umbertorepetti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 2002 by F. Bernardi at Campo Imperatore.
Umberto Repetti (1947–2025) was an Italian science communicator. He was the founder and the passionate and enthusiastic president of the Meteoriti Italia association, dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge about meteorites.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Umbertorepetti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Umbertorepetti is 3.32 au from the Sun and 4.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 135910 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TZ110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.71 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.346 |
| Inclination | 5.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.719 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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