(27900) Cecconi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1996 by Giuliani, V., Chiavenna, P. at Sormano.
Massimo Cecconi (b. 1965) has worked on the GAIA mission and for the International Space Station.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cecconi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cecconi is 2.70 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27900 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 RM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.48 km (#5,428 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 5.64 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0906 |
| Inclination | 16.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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