(17056) Boschetti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1999 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Carla Stefania Boschetti (b. 1969), of the University of Padua, is involved in a study of Seyfert galaxies.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Boschetti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boschetti is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17056 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GW3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.87 km (#15,516 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 3.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.952 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Carla
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Also discovered on 6 April 1999
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