(8809) Roversimonaco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Fabio Roversi Monaco (b. 1938) has been rector of the University of Bologna since 1985. He encouraged and strongly supported the organization of the first (1991) and second (1999) Italian scientific expeditions to the site of the Tunguska event. The citation was provided by M. Di Martino and G. Longo.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Roversimonaco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roversimonaco is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8809 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 WE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.90 km (#10,822 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.387 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.285 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.992 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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