(40210) Peixinho Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Nuno Peixinho (b. 1971) from the University of Coimbra (Portugal) is a planetary scientist who studies the chemical composition of small bodies across the solar system.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peixinho is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peixinho is 3.41 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 40210 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SL56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.3 km (#4,933 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 9.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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