(112320) Danielegardiol Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 June 2002 by F. Bernardi M. Di Martino at Campo Imperatore.

Daniele Gardiol (b. 1968) is an astronomer at the Torino Astrophysical Observatory (Italy). He is the principal investigator of the PRISMA project, a network of all-sky cameras dedicated to the observation of bright meteors in order to determine the trajectory and orbit of the progenitor bodies and to delimit the area where possible meteorites fall.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Danielegardiol is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielegardiol is 3.01 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number112320
Provisional designation2002 MB1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.18
Orbital period4.33 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination17.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

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

Also named after someone called Daniele

Also discovered on 19 June 2002

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