(20048) Alfianello Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Alfianello is an Italian municipality in the province of Brescia (Lombardy). The largest meteorite (228 kg) ever found in Italy fell in Alfianello on 16 January 1883.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alfianello is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alfianello is 2.70 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20048 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FF19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.42 km (#8,353 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.232 |
| Rotation period | 7.03 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0911 |
| Inclination | 9.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (8696) Kjeriksson
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