(28105) Santallo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Roland Santallo (b. 1943) is an amateur astronomer observing from Tahiti. He has observed many cataclysmic variables, and participated in the discovery of seven exoplanets as part as the microfun network.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-09-28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Santallo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Santallo is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28105 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SC4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.73 km (#7,965 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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