(5326) Vittoriosacco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1988 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Vittorio Sacco (b. 1941) is an Italian amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy. For more than four decades he has been a leader of the Astronomy Club in Suno and he has introduced astronomy to young people. The name was suggested by S. Foglia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vittoriosacco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vittoriosacco is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5326 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RT6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.37 km (#7,240 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.297 |
| Rotation period | 7.26 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Vittorio
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Also discovered on 8 September 1988
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- (7280) Bergengruen
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- (11485) Zinzendorf
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