(34718) Cantagalli Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 2001 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Michela Cantagalli (b. 1965) is the daughter-in-law of the first discoverer.Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cantagalli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cantagalli is 3.59 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34718 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 PR28 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.91 km (#6,681 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.55 |
| Orbital period | 5.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 6.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Michela
All asteroids named after someone called Michela
Also discovered on 14 August 2001
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