(92279) Bindiluca Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 February 2000 by L. Tesi at San Marcello.
Luca Bindi (b. 1971) holds the Chair of Mineralogy and Crystallography at the University of Florence, Italy. He has received many national and international scientific awards, including the President of the Republic Prize 2015 of the Lincei Academy. He is renowned for the discovery of quasicrystals in nature.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bindiluca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bindiluca is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 92279 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DG |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 17.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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