(26499) Robertazabotti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 2000 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at San Marcello.
Roberta Zabotti (b. 1957) is the cofounder of Il Cielo and Coelum, two Italian astronomy magazines. Since the 1990s, she has worked in the scientific publishing sector.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robertazabotti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robertazabotti is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26499 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.9 km (#4,610 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0807 |
| Inclination | 5.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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