(55810) Fabiofazio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1994 by Sicoli, P., Ghezzi, P. at Sormano.
Fabio Fazio (b. 1964) debuted in October 1983 at RAI, the Italian public service broadcaster. Beginning in 2003 he has been conducting a talk show with scientists, writers and other celebrities.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fabiofazio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fabiofazio is 1.87 au from the Sun and 0.923 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55810 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.72 km (#15,812 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.314 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 23.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.888 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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