(37640) Luiginegrelli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 1993 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Luigi Negrelli (1799-1858) was an Italian engineer, known for his work on the Suez Canal.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-11-04), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luiginegrelli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luiginegrelli is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37640 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 WF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.66 km (#15,941 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0934 |
| Inclination | 5.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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