(26177) Fabiodolfi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 April 1996 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Italian amateur astronomer Fabio Dolfi (b. 1966) has devoted all his spare time to astronomy. Beginning in 1978, he took a special interest in the photography of deep-sky objects. Subsequently he collaborated with the program for astrometry of minor planets at the San Marcello Observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fabiodolfi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fabiodolfi is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26177 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 GN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 9.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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