(126177) Filippofrontera Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 2002 by F. Bernardi at Campo Imperatore.
Filippo Frontera (b. 1941) is an Italian astrophysicist and former full professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Ferrara. His research involves X-ray and γ-ray astronomy. During his long career he was awarded the Bruno Rossi, Descartes, Enrico Fermi and Marcel Grossmann prizes.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #6, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Filippofrontera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Filippofrontera is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 126177 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AP12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.52 km (#11,591 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 9.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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