(214180) Mabaglioni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 2005 by Boattini, A., Scholl, H. at La Silla.
Maurizio Baglioni (b. 1947) graduated in electrical engineering from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. He works in engineering and management. His main interests are in celestial mechanics and archaeoastronomy, where he focused on astronomical studies of the ancient Assyrians, Babylonians and Mayans.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mabaglioni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mabaglioni is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 214180 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 CO77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.98 km (#12,791 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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