(32807) Quarenghi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1990 by Zhuravleva, L. V., Kastel', G. R. at Nauchnyj.

Jacomo Quarenghi (1744-1817) is regarded as one of the best architects in the history of St. Petersburg. He designed the Hermitage theater, the Smolny Institute, the Guards' Manege in St. Petersburg and Alexandre Palace in Tsarskoye Selo.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Quarenghi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quarenghi is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32807
Provisional designation1990 SN28
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.05 km (#8,857 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0600
Absolute magnitude (H)15.18
Orbital period3.49 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.164
Inclination2.19°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.912 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 24 September 1990

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