(36446) Cinodapistoia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 August 2000 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.

Cino da Pistoia (1270-1337), whose full name was Guittoncino dei Sinibaldi (or Sighibuldi), was a Tuscan jurist and poet. A friend of Dante Alighieri and Francesco Petrarch, he wrote treatises on jurisprudence as well as numerous lyrics and sonnets dealing with the psychology of love.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Cinodapistoia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cinodapistoia is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number36446
Provisional designation2000 QV
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.56
Orbital period3.79 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.185
Inclination2.58°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.979 au

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

Also discovered on 22 August 2000

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