(118235) Federico Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 1997 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Federico Colombini (b. 1989) graduated in Software Engineering at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, and he is now an analyst and head of a team of software developers. He is the first nephew of one of the co-discoverers of this minor planet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Federico is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Federico is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 118235 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 ES7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.70 km (#17,277 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.154 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 4.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.959 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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