(470600) Calogero Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 August 2008 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Calogero Joseph Salvatore Maurici (b. 1971), better known as Calogero, is a French singer and a songwriter and composer. His greatest hits include “En apesanteur”, “Tien an men”, “Face à la mer” and “Un jour au mauvais endroit”.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Calogero is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Calogero is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 470600 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 PA7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 5.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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