(43027) Minusio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Minusio is a small town in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The discoverer of this minor planet grew up and spent his youth in Minusio.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Minusio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Minusio is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43027 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VA23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.92 km (#12,944 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.317 |
| Rotation period | 35.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0482 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 November 1999
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- (21949) Tatulian
- (24144) Philipmocz
- (27248) Schristensen
- (33803) Julienpeloton
- (43028) Gnosca
- (66885) Wangxiaomo
- (97069) Stek
- (102617) Allium
- (102619) Crespino