(22577) Alfiuccio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 April 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Alfio (“Alfiuccio”) Grasso (1992-2004) died tragically at the age of twelve in a hunting accident on the slopes of Mt. Etna. The name was suggested by C. Blanco and M. Di Martino.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alfiuccio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alfiuccio is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22577 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HT51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 3.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.938 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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