(763533) Alabiano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 2012 by R. P. Boyle K. Äernis at Mount Graham.
García Alabiano (1549–1624) was a Spanish Jesuit theologian who taught at the University of Vilnius, where he served as its second rector from 1585 to 1592. After acting as adviser to cardinal Jurgis Radvila and returning to Spain following the cardinal’s death in Rome, he held two terms as rector of the College of the Immaculate Conception in Saragossa.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alabiano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alabiano is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 763533 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 EN6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 2.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.908 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.