(236988) Robberto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2008 by OAM at La Sagra.
Massimo Robberto (b. 1958), an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, is leader of the Hubble Space Telescope Treasury Program on the Orion Nebula Cluster, one of the largest Hubble program dedicated to star formation.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robberto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robberto is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 236988 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QE12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 1.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.948 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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