(20057) Fabiorubeo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 April 1993 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
Fabio Rubeo (b. 1973) is an Italian amateur astronomer who has participated in several significant astronomical projects. He also participated in the construction of a 51-cm-diameter apochromatic refractor, which is the world's largest.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #14, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fabiorubeo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fabiorubeo is 2.98 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20057 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 GC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.36 km (#7,253 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.225 |
| Rotation period | 3.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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