(53053) Sabinomaffeo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 December 1998 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G. at San Marcello.
Father Sabino Maffeo, S.J. (b. 1922) was a great educator in the Massimiliano Massimo Jesuit college in Rome, provincial of the Roman Province of the Society of Jesus and technical director of Vatican Radio. He was later appointed vice-director and community superior of the Vatican Observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sabinomaffeo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sabinomaffeo is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 53053 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XH9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0562 |
| Inclination | 1.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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