(27269) Albinocarbognani Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 January 2000 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.

Albino Carbognani (b. 1965) has worked extensively on astrometric and photometric observations of near-Earth, main-belt, Trojans and TNO asteroids. He currently works on fireballs and a space surveillance project about artificial satellites, space debris and near-Earth asteroids with optical observations from the ground.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Albinocarbognani is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albinocarbognani is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number27269
Provisional designation2000 AB3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.26 km (#14,581 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.317
Absolute magnitude (H)14.76
Orbital period3.46 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination6.90°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

Also discovered on 3 January 2000

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