(397800) Costaillobera Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 August 2008 by OAM at La Sagra.
Miquel Costa i Llobera (1854–1922) was a Majorcan poet and priest, considered a key figure of the Catalan Renaixença. His work, inspired by the nature of Mallorca and the classical tradition, stands out for poems such as “El Pi de Formentor” and “Horacianes”.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Costaillobera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Costaillobera is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 397800 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 PX9 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.50 km (#11,633 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.71 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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