(24890) Amaliafinzi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1996 by Tombelli, M., Casacci, C. at Cima Ekar.
Amalia Ercoli Finzi (b. 1937), a professor of Aerospace Mechanics and an Honorary Professor at Politecnico di Milano, is a researcher and an educator in Spaceflight Dynamics and Space Mission Design. She was the P.I. of the SD2 instrument, on board of the Philae lander on Rosetta, to drill and sample comet 67P.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amaliafinzi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amaliafinzi is 3.21 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24890 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XV32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 7.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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