(133296) Federicotosi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 2003 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Federico Tosi (b. 1974) has studied Jupiter's system using imaging spectroscopy data, and is currently at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, working on remote sensing, with an emphasis on the use of Cassini orbiter data on Saturnian satellites.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Federicotosi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Federicotosi is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 133296 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 SE36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.97 km (#15,290 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.317 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 25.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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