(55418) Bianciardi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 2001 by Tesi, L., Tombelli, M. at San Marcello.
Giorgio Bianciardi (b. 1954) is a researcher at the University of Siena. His research areas are biomedicine and astrobiology. He is director of the Osservatorio Astronomico Provinciale di Montarrenti and long active in the popularization of astronomy and related fields.Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bianciardi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bianciardi is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55418 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 TJ17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 5.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 11.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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