(27094) Salgari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1998 by Munari, U., Castellani, F. at Cima Ekar.
Emilio Salgari, “King of Adventure” (1862-1911), writer of works that nourished the fantasy of many generations, was born in Verona and died in Torino. The father of Sandokan and Black Corsair, he wrote 82 novels and hundreds of short stories, translated into many languages all over the world.Naming citation (20030910/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Salgari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salgari is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27094 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 UC23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.17 km (#14,783 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.335 |
| Rotation period | 6.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 5.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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