(8401) Assirelli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 1994 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Even outside Italy, Italian photographer Giuseppe Assirelli (1950-1998) was well known for his exhibitions and for his many books of photographs, depicting the beauty of his land, his town, his river and his people.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Assirelli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Assirelli is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8401 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 DA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.50 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0695 |
| Inclination | 9.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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