(78830) Simonadirubbo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 2003 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Simona Di Rubbo (b. 1987) has been interested in astronomy since her childhood. She graduated in Aerospace Engineering in 2013 from the Polytechnic of Turin, Italy. In 2015 she joined the amateur astronomy association in the town of Benevento. Name proposed by A. Boattini and M. Tombelli.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Simonadirubbo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Simonadirubbo is 3.14 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 78830 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 QV24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0772 |
| Inclination | 8.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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