(47891) Garcia-Migani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Esteban García-Migani (b. 1983) is a member of the Planetary Science Group of the Universidad Nacional de San Juan (Argentina). He specializes in the study of physical and dynamical properties of comets and active asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Garcia-Migani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Garcia-Migani is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47891 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FO65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.98 km (#8,959 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 1.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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