(49443) Marcobondi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 1998 by Guidetti, D., Masotti, E. at Montelupo.
Marco Bondi (b. 1963) works at the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica in Bologna, where his research activity is mainly focused on radio studies of active galactic nuclei and star-forming galaxies. His multiwavelength surveys are aimed at investigating the properties and cosmological evolution of the sub-millijansky population.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcobondi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcobondi is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 49443 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YN7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.29 km (#8,526 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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