(200052) Sinigaglia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 July 2008 by Tozzi, F., Sostero, G. at Skylive.
Gianfranco Sinigaglia (1929-1990) was a teacher of radioastronomy and applied electronics at the Physics Institute of Bologna University. As an electronic engineer he designed and often invented acquisition devices and instrumentation needed by the then developing new science of radioastronomy.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sinigaglia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sinigaglia is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 200052 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 OO13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 5.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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