(29439) Maxfabiani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 June 1997 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Maximilian Fabiani (1865-1962), commonly known as Max Fabiani, was a central European architect and urban planner of mixed Italian-Austrian ancestry. He designed remarkable buildings in Vienna, Ljubljana, Trieste and Gorizia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maxfabiani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maxfabiani is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29439 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 MQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.28 km (#16,645 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.409 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0894 |
| Inclination | 5.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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