(43028) Gnosca Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Gnosca is a small town in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. This minor planet was discovered in Gnosca.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gnosca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gnosca is 3.10 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43028 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VE23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.56 km (#9,630 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.329 |
| Rotation period | 3.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 9.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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