(8075) Roero Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
The region of Roero, in Piemonte, Italy, is greatly appreciated for its natural beauty, its agricultural products and for the delicious wines (both red and white) produced there. The citation was provided by V. Zappalà.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Roero is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roero is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8075 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 PE |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.7 km (#3,849 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.26 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| 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 14 August 1985
- (3327) Campins
- (4338) Velez
- (4373) Crespo
- (4570) Runcorn
- (4664) Hanner
- (4694) Festou
- (7640) Marzari
- (9013) Sansaturio
- (9300) Johannes
- (10042) Budstewart
- (10043) Janegann
- (12225) Yanfernandez
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
← (8074) Slade · (8076) Foscarini →