(22495) Fubini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Guido Fubini (1879-1943) taught at the universities of Catania, Genoa and Turin. In 1938 he was invited to join the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. Fubini was a prolific and eclectic mathematician who made contributions in analysis, algebra, geometry and mathematical physics.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fubini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fubini is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22495 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 JU3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.07 km (#10,482 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 8.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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