(14077) Volfango Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1996 by A. Vagnozzi at Stroncone.
Volfango Montanari (b. 1931) was a competitor during the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952. A teacher of physical education, he passionately and tenaciously spreads sport in Italian schools, especially in the younger grades.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Volfango is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Volfango is 3.36 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14077 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 PF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,883 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 4.88° |
| 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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