(25301) Ambrofogar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1998 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Explorer and adventurer Ambrogio Fogar (b. 1941) has undertaken many challenges. He attempted to reach the North Pole on foot with his dog and in 1974 completed a trip around the world alone in a 12-meter boat made only of wood. For many years he was the star of the TV show Jonathan Dimensione Avventura.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ambrofogar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ambrofogar is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25301 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XZ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.77 km (#9,268 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.111 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0470 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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