(52670) Alby Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 February 1998 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Alberto (“Alby”) Colombini (b. 1989) is a graduate accountant, employed in a transport company, and an amateur soccer player. He is the second son of one of the co-discoverers of this minor planet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Alby is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alby is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52670 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DC3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.05 km (#12,612 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.108 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0547 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.