(37627) Lucaparmitano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1993 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Luca Parmitano (b. 1976) is an Italian engineer and astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lucaparmitano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucaparmitano is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37627 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 TD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,079 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.361 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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