(26356) Aventini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 December 1998 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Andrea Aventini (b. 1952) is a amateur astronomer very active in the popularization of astronomy at San Marcello Pistoiese Observatory.Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aventini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aventini is 3.29 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26356 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YE10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.48 km (#8,269 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Rotation period | 19.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 17.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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