(576901) Adagio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 2008 by P. Martinez at Belesta.
The Association pour le Développement Amateur d'un Grand Instrument d'Observation (ADAGIO) is a non-profit astronomical society which operates the 0.82-m telescope used for the discovery of (576901).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adagio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adagio is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 576901 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 WM27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.03 |
| Orbital period | 5.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0487 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 January 2008
- (181670) Kengyun
- (185577) Hhaihao
- (185578) Agustinelcasta
- (189347) Qian
- (246504) Hualien
- (300892) Taichung
- (597993) Belesta