(249520) Luppino Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 2010 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Gerard A. Luppino (1959-2016) was an astronomer at the University of Hawaii, where he pioneered the construction of large-format mosaic CCD cameras for astronomy. He later formed GL Scientific, a company that fabricated instruments for many telescopes and space experiments.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luppino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luppino is 3.50 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 249520 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CG181 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.18 km (#12,312 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 6.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.96 – 3.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 7.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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