(50866) Davidesprizzi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 2000 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Davide Sprizzi (b. 2013) is the son of the discoverer's daughter.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidesprizzi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidesprizzi is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 50866 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GX3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.29 km (#8,517 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.178 |
| Rotation period | 2.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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