(25276) Dimai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1998 by V. Goretti at Pianoro.
Alessandro Dimai (b. 1962) is an amateur astronomer and friend of the discoverer. For over twenty years Dimai has been an active member of the team of the alpine Col Drusci Observatory at Cortina d'Ampezzo. With indefatigable enthusiasm he successfully devoted himself to the discovery of supernovae.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dimai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dimai is 3.11 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25276 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VJ33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.13 km (#10,386 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.154 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0539 |
| Inclination | 8.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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