(27158) Benedetti-Rossi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 December 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Gustavo Benedetti-Rossi (b. 1985) is a postdoctoral associate at the Paris Observatory (Meudon, France). His studies include Pluto, trans-Neptunian objects, centaurs, and studying small-body rings through stellar occultations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benedetti-Rossi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benedetti-Rossi is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27158 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YZ29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.35 km (#6,264 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.181 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0490 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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