- 27988 Menabrea
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Menabrea Discovery and designationDiscovered by P. G. Comba Discovery site Prescott Discovery date November 7, 1997 DesignationsMPC designation 27988 Named after Federico Luigi, Conte Menabrea Alternate name(s) 1997 VA4 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 3.6922281 Peri 2.4008707 Eccentricity 0.2119377 Orbital period 1942.2752557 Mean anomaly 347.83378 Inclination 7.48745 Longitude of ascending node 175.96299 Argument of peri 282.55256 Absolute magnitude (H) 14.4 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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Categories:- Main Belt asteroids
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1997
- Main Belt asteroid stubs
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