(22517) Alexzanardi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 1998 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G. at Cima Ekar.
Alessandro (‘Alex’) Zanardi (b. 1966) is a former Formula 1 driver, 1997/1998 CART champion and 2005 Italian Superturismo Champion. After being seriously injured in a race in 2001, he turned to parathletics, winning two gold and one silver medals in handcycling at both the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Paralympics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexzanardi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexzanardi is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22517 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DX32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.26 km (#14,586 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.241 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0742 |
| Inclination | 6.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.