(12044) Fabbri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 March 1997 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G. at Montelupo.
Luciano Fabbri (b. 1945) is an amateur astronomer in the Montelupo Group.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fabbri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fabbri is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12044 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 FU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.34 km (#7,266 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.327 |
| Rotation period | 4.42 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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