(29568) Gobbi-Belcredi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 March 1998 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Gerolamo Gobbi-Belcredi (1820-1899) was a student at the astronomical observatory of Modena during 1841-1848. He observed comets and minor planets and calculated their orbits. He became professor of physics at the University of Genoa and Parma and later professor of geodesy at the University of Pavia.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gobbi-Belcredi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gobbi-Belcredi is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29568 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FG16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.63 km (#11,379 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0981 |
| Inclination | 3.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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