(69585) Albertoraugei Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 February 1998 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.

Alberto Raugei (b. 1963) has been an amateur astronomer at the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 1995. He is the business consultant of the group.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Albertoraugei is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albertoraugei is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number69585
Provisional designation1998 DN35
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.54 km (#13,856 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0820
Absolute magnitude (H)15.55
Orbital period3.36 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity0.119
Inclination0.940°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.982 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Alberto

Also discovered on 27 February 1998

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