(366272) Medellin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 2003 by C. Leal I. Ferrin at Mérida.
Medellín is the second largest city in Colombia. It is a financial, commercial and industrial center. The first poblado (settlement) on the site was founded in 1616, and the Villa de Medellín (“village of Medellín”) was founded in 1675. Medellín was selected as a “world city” in 2010 and as “the most innovative city” in 2013.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #14, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Medellin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Medellin is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 366272 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 AB39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.44 km (#8,317 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.141 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 19.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.