(27959) Fagioli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1997 by L. Tesi at San Marcello.
Giancarlo Fagioli (b. 1940) is a cartographer and amateur astronomer interested in minor planets. He is very active at Montagna Pistoiese Observatory.Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fagioli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fagioli is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27959 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.25 km (#16,696 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.504 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0641 |
| Inclination | 6.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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