(60406) Albertosuci Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 February 2000 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Italian amateur astronomer Alberto Suci (b. 1937) is very active in observing the sky and popularizing astronomy in schools and cultural associations. He is the founder of the Astronomy Laboratory in the town of Agliana and the coordinator of the planetarium project in Monsummano Terme.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Albertosuci is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albertosuci is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 60406 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 4.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.954 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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