(16672) Bedini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 January 1994 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Daniele Bedini (b. 1952) wrote a thesis on space architecture, the first of its kind in Europe. He is currently director of a university consortium in Florence and teaches space architecture at the Space International University in Strasbourg.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bedini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bedini is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16672 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 BA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,065 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.432 |
| Rotation period | 9.54 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 6.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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