(13722) Campobagatin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 August 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Adriano Campo Bagatin (b. 1962), of the University of Bern, has worked on the observation of transneptunian objects, the collisional evolution of minor planets and the physics of small-body fragmentation processes. The name was suggested by P. Paolicchi.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Campobagatin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Campobagatin is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number13722
Provisional designation1998 QO54
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.25 km (#7,376 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0410
Absolute magnitude (H)14.64
Orbital period4.25 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity0.215
Inclination2.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

Also named after someone called Adriano

Also discovered on 27 August 1998

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