(20251) Carminegiordano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Carmine Giordano (b. 1992) is an Italian professor with expertise in astrodynamics in small Solar System body environments. He has contributed to the Hera mission to asteroid Didymos as Mission Analyst of the Milani Cubesat.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carminegiordano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carminegiordano is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20251 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 EA12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 3.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.979 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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