(181661) Alessandro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 December 2007 by Suno at Suno.
Alessandro Foglia (b. 1968) is the brother of one of the discoverers. He is a financial manager and a leader of the local Astronomy Club and he has introduced astronomy to young people.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alessandro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alessandro is 3.39 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 181661 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 YO47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0865 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.