(10376) Chiarini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 May 1996 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Francesca (b. 1981) and Gabriele (b. 1986) Chiarini are grandchildren of Giorgio Sassi, co-founder of Osservatorio San Vittore. Gabriele often transmits his grandfather's CCD images for reduction in Bologna, thereby saving time and a 100-km round-trip journey.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chiarini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chiarini is 3.05 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10376 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 KW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.73 km (#9,341 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.380 |
| Rotation period | 16.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.