(50271) Albertoanunziato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Alberto Anunziato (b. 1970) is an Argentinian amateur astronomer. He was the founder the Argentine Lunar Society and served as secretary of the Ibero-American Astronomy League. Alberto teaches at the Autonomous University of Entre Ríos and he is the Assistant Coordinator for the Lunar Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Albertoanunziato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albertoanunziato is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 50271 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.12 km (#12,459 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 9.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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