(27095) Girardiwanda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 October 1998 by Munari, U., Castellani, F. at Cima Ekar.

Girardi Wanda (b. 1931) was born in Verona. A poet and journalist, she published eight collections of poems and is represented in four anthologies. As a journalist she published more than 400 articles on culture and history. She won 61 poetry contests and was honored in another 160.Naming citation (20030910/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Girardiwanda is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGirardiwandaGirardiwanda

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Girardiwanda is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number27095
Provisional designation1998 UE23
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.50 km (#16,261 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.339
Absolute magnitude (H)15.07
Orbital period3.20 years
Semi-major axis2.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.80 – 2.54 au
Eccentricity0.169
Inclination5.06°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.801 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 25 October 1998

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