27988 Menabrea
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"Menabrea" redirects here. For the Italian brewing company, see Birra Menabrea.
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. G. Comba |
| Discovery site | Prescott |
| Discovery date | November 7, 1997 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 27988 |
| Named after | Federico Luigi, Conte Menabrea |
| Alternative names | 1997 VA4 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.6922281 |
| Perihelion | 2.4008707 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2119377 |
| Orbital period | 1942.2752557 |
| Mean anomaly | 347.83378 |
| Inclination | 7.48745 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 175.96299 |
| Argument of perihelion | 282.55256 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
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27988 Menabrea (1997 VA4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 7, 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott. His name is in honor of Luigi Federico Menabrea (1809–1896), piedmontese mathematician and statesman.
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