(95951) Ernestopalomba Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 2003 by F. Bernardi at Campo Imperatore.
Ernesto Palomba (b. 1967) is a planetary scientist at INAF-IAPS, active in the research of minor bodies. At the beginning of his career he was a CINEOS survey team member. His main interests are compositional studies of asteroid surfaces by means of hyperspectral images.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ernestopalomba is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ernestopalomba is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 95951 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 QG6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 16.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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