(8006) Tacchini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1988 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Named in memory of Pietro Tacchini (1838-1905), Italian astronomer. He was a pioneer, with Secchi, of astrophysics in Italy and cofounded the Società degli Spettroscopisti Italiani (1871), now the Italian Astronomical Society. Director of the Modena Observatory from 1859 to 1863, he moved to the Palermo Observatory in 1879. In 1902, he was called to Rome to become director of the Central Office of Meteorology and of the Astronomical Observatory of Collegio Romano. He also studied meteorology and seismology and founded the Società Sismologica Italiana (1895).Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tacchini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tacchini is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8006 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 QU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.46 km (#8,291 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.292 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0336 |
| Inclination | 15.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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