(39875) Matteolombardo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1998 by Forti, G., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Matteo Lombardo (b. 1964) is a member of the astrometry team of the Astronomical Observatory “Beppe Forti” (code K83) in Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #1, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matteolombardo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matteolombardo is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39875 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DS35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.81 km (#15,636 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.426 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0972 |
| Inclination | 7.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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