(58709) Zenocolo Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1998 by Tesi, L., Forti, G. at San Marcello.
Italian skier Zeno Colò (1920-1993) was a gold medalist at the Oslo Olympic Winter Games in 1952, and he won two gold and one silver medal at the Aspen World Championship in 1950. He was also the winner of 17 Italian ski titles.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zenocolo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zenocolo is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58709 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 CT2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.47 km (#9,758 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.112 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 5.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 4.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 February 1998
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