(234026) Unioneastrofili Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 September 1998 by L. Tesi at San Marcello.

The Italian Amateur Astronomers Union (UAI) was founded in 1967, counts over 1000 members and releases the peer-reviewed magazine Astronomia. The UAI has many research sections and undertakes scientific popularization and didactics, with the co-operation of the Ministry of Education and Universities.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Unioneastrofili is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Unioneastrofili is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number234026
Provisional designation1998 SJ35
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.38
Orbital period3.26 years
Semi-major axis2.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.75 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.202
Inclination2.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.748 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 23 September 1998

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