(7006) Folco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Luigi Folco (b. 1965) is curator of meteorites at the Museo Nazionale dell'Artartide of the University of Siena. His research focuses on the thermal histories of minor planets through the study of ordinary chondrites.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Folco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Folco is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7006 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ER31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 4.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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