(709193) Concettafinardi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 November 2012 by R. P. Boyle K. Äernis at Mount Graham.
Sister Concetta (Lucia) Finardi (1896–1975) entered the Sisters of the Child Mary in 1916 and made her religious vows in Milan in 1917. From 1917 to 1921, she was one of the four nuns who carried out the cataloguing of 500 000 stars in the Vatican zone of the Carte du Ciel star atlas.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Concettafinardi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Concettafinardi is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 709193 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 VF94 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 19.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 3.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.