(21007) Lo Campo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1988 by W. Ferreri at La Silla.
Antonio Lo Campo (b. 1965) is an Italian scientific journalist. He is a popular writer on astronautics and astronomy in Italy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lo Campo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lo Campo is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21007 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 FD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.44 km (#14,137 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0996 |
| Inclination | 4.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.967 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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