(12433) Barbieri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 1996 by Tombelli, M., Munari, U. at Cima Ekar.
Giovanni Barbieri (b. 1941) is an amateur astronomer in the Montelupo Group.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barbieri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barbieri is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12433 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 AF4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.55 km (#13,826 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.128 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| Inclination | 6.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.997 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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