(93061) Barbagallo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 2000 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Mariano Barbagallo (1933-2005) was an exemplary Italian father, patient and generous with his four sons, retiree of a bank, former colleague and great friend of Ermes Colombini, one of the discoverers of this minor planet.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barbagallo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barbagallo is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 93061 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SX20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.00 km (#15,209 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Mariano
All asteroids named after someone called Mariano
Also discovered on 23 September 2000
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