(344413) Campodeifiori Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 January 2002 by F. Bellini at Schiaparelli.

Campo dei Fiori is the name of a beautiful and panoramic 1226-m mountain, just north of the city of Varese. Schiaparelli Observatory, where this object was discovered, was built on the top in 1964 by Salvatore Furia. Since 1984, Campo dei Fiori has been a regional park, where biodiversity is preserved.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Campodeifiori is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Campodeifiori is 3.83 au from the Sun and 4.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number344413
Provisional designation2002 BC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.62
Orbital period5.68 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 3.83 au
Eccentricity0.204
Inclination18.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.56 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 18 January 2002