(108201) Di Blasi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2001 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Giuseppe Di Blasi (1988-2005) was a cousin of Dario Di Maria, one of the discoverers. An Italian student, Giuseppe Di Blasi was a good and big-hearted boy.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Di Blasi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Di Blasi is 3.27 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 108201 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HJ22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.43 km (#9,825 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.213 |
| Inclination | 4.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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