(7935) Beppefenoglio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1990 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Beppe Fenoglio (1922-1963) was one of the greatest Italian writers of the twentieth century. A fighter for freedom and scholar of American literature, he wrote about post-WW2 Italy in memorable pages. His short life denied him the joy of success, which came from stories published after his death.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beppefenoglio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beppefenoglio is 3.43 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7935 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 EZ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.7 km (#3,846 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Rotation period | 3.60 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 0.150° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.