(100553) Dariofo Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 1997 by V. Goretti at Pianoro.
Dario Fo (b. 1926) is an Italian satirist, playwright, theater director, actor, composer and recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature. His dramatic work employs comedic methods of the ancient Italian ‘commedia dell'arte’, a theatrical style popular with the working classes. Name suggested by Rodolfo Calanca.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dariofo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dariofo is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 100553 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GD |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.68 |
| Orbital period | 2.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.49 – 2.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 9.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.493 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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