(26800) Gualtierotrucco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1981 by Debehogne, H., De Sanctis, G. at La Silla.
Gualtiero Trucco (b. 1953) is a cardiologist specializing in arrhythmology, who developed a project in secondary schools with the aim to train students in basic life support and the use of automatic defibrillators.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-12-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gualtierotrucco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gualtierotrucco is 2.29 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26800 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.34 km (#9,987 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Rotation period | 6.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 8.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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