(23571) Zuaboni Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 January 1995 by Cavagna, M., Galliani, E. at Sormano.

Patrizia Zuaboni (b. 1958), an affectionate friend of both discoverers, contributed to the idea that they should get married.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zuaboni is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zuaboni is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23571
Provisional designation1995 AB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.88 km (#9,112 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.203
Absolute magnitude (H)13.43
Orbital period4.14 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.24 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.129
Inclination16.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.