(27967) Beppebianchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 1997 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Giuseppe Bianchi (1791-1866) founded the astronomical observatory at Modena in 1827 and served as its director until 1859. Observing with the Reichenbach meridian circle he made a catalogue of 220 fundamental stars as a revision of Piazzi's work. This allowed him to discover the variability of some of the proper motions.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beppebianchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beppebianchi is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27967 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 TE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 19.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 9.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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