(80652) Albertoangela Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 2000 by Cavezzo at Cavezzo.
Alberto Angela (b. 1962) is a well-known Italian science writer and the host of a number of popular television programs on science, technology and the environment.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Albertoangela is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albertoangela is 2.44 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 80652 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 BB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0755 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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