(27922) Mascheroni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1996 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Lorenzo Mascheroni (1750-1800), professor at the University of Pavia and author of a treatise on statics, proved that all plane construction problems that can be solved with ruler and compass can also be solved with compass alone.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mascheroni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mascheroni is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27922 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XW8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.00 km (#5,099 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.121 |
| Rotation period | 1,111 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0553 |
| Inclination | 8.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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