(48842) Alexmazzanti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 January 1998 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G. at Cima Ekar.
Alessandro Mazzanti (b. 1964) is an amateur astronomer and has been president of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 2020. He observes minor planets, especially NEOs.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #11, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexmazzanti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexmazzanti is 3.40 au from the Sun and 4.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48842 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BA44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.0 km (#2,672 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Rotation period | 6.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0829 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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