(50275) Marcocasalini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 2000 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Marco Casalini (b. 1966) is an Italian amateur astronomer and a member of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo. He is involved in the maintenance of the Beppe Forti Astronomical Observatory in Montelupo Fiorentino.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcocasalini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcocasalini is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 50275 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CU1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.95 km (#7,726 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0656 |
| Inclination | 7.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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