(14186) Virgiliofos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1998 by Boattini, A., Tesi, L. at San Marcello.
Virgilio Fossombroni (b. 1946), a teacher of Italian Literature, developed a keen interest in science in general and taught the first rudiments of astronomy to the first discoverer when he was a little boy.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Virgiliofos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Virgiliofos is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14186 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.4 km (#3,933 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0800 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.25 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 1.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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