(218636) Calabria Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 2005 by at Vallemare Borbona 106503 Casulli, V. S..

Calabria is a southern Italian region. The region is at the tip of the Italian peninsula and is predominantly hilly. Between the 8th and 4th centuries BCE, Calabria was a thriving Greek colony.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Calabria is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Calabria is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number218636
Provisional designation2005 SN4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.58
Orbital period4.48 years
Semi-major axis2.72 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.35 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.135
Inclination7.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.35 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 24 September 2005