(23564) Ungaretti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 1994 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888-1970) was a poet of Hermeticism, best known for the short poem “M'illumino d'immenso”.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ungaretti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ungaretti is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23564 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 VX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0682 |
| Inclination | 3.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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