DiMaggio

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the city of Cleveland, Ohio (13.39 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

DiMaggio is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified DiMaggio as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

DiMaggio orbits the sun every 1,530 days (4.19 years), coming as close as 2.24 AU and reaching as far as 2.97 AU from the sun. DiMaggio is about 13.4 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Cleveland, Ohio.

The rotation of DiMaggio has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 6.58 hours.

DiMaggio's spectral type None (Tholen) / Sa (SMASSII) indicates that it is likely to contain and .

No Close Approaches

DiMaggio's orbit is 1.29 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

DiMaggio's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 6, 1975. It was last officially observed on June 16, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,997 observations used to determine its orbit.

Scientists have been able to determine this object's shape:

View asteroid DiMaggio in 3D.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of DiMaggio:

• 56 Melete (A857 RB)
• 111 Ate (A870 PA)
• 132 Aethra (A873 LA)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of DiMaggio is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.