(28343) Florcalandra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Maria Florencia Calandra (b. 1990) is a member of the Planetary Science Group of the Universidad Nacional de San Juan (Argentina). She studies the formation and evolution of Oort clouds in the Solar and exoplanetary systems.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Florcalandra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Florcalandra is 3.38 au from the Sun and 4.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28343 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FG9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.34 km (#5,522 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.222 |
| Rotation period | 10.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.239 |
| Inclination | 16.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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