(9426) Aliante Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1996 by Munari, U., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Italian name for a glider, the silent plane. The Latin root of the name emphasizes the key role of the wings in the absence of an engine.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aliante is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aliante is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9426 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 CO7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.28 km (#8,545 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0705 |
| Inclination | 2.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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