(385980) Emiliosegre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 2007 by V. S. Casulli at Vallemare Borbona.
Emilio Gino Segrè (1905–1989) was an Italian-American physicist who discovered the elements technetium and astatine, and the antiproton. He was a co-winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize for Physics for discovering the antiproton.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emiliosegre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emiliosegre is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 385980 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 AA8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 3.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.934 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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