(57076) Mariocambi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 July 2001 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at San Marcello.

Mario Cambi (b. 1948) is an Italian amateur astronomer who has been a supporting member since the 1995 foundation of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #1, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mariocambi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mariocambi is 3.16 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number57076
Provisional designation2001 OY16
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.79 km (#13,240 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0520
Absolute magnitude (H)15.1
Orbital period4.53 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 3.31 au
Eccentricity0.207
Inclination8.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Mario

Also discovered on 22 July 2001

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