(44368) Andreafrigo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1998 by A.Vagnozzi at Stroncone.
Friar Andrea Frigo (b. 1982) obtained a degree in Materials Science and a masters in Thin Film Deposition at the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Padua. In 2018 he revived the planetarium of the fourteenth-century convent of the Santissima Annunziata in Amelia (Umbria), transforming it into an important center for astronomy and science.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andreafrigo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andreafrigo is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 44368 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SR26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 8.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.