(10267) Giuppone Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.

Cristian Giuppone (b. 1979) is an Argentine astronomer at the Cordoba Astronomical Observatory investigating the co-orbital three-body problem with dissipation, with applications to planetary and small bodies dynamics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Giuppone is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giuppone is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10267
Provisional designation1978 VD7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.23
Orbital period4.78 years
Semi-major axis2.84 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.0718
Inclination3.12°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

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

Also named after someone called Cristian

Also discovered on 7 November 1978

More named asteroids discovered by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J.