(84100) Farnocchia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 2002 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Davide Farnocchia (b. 1984) is a mathematician who earned a PhD in Celestial Mechanics at the University of Pisa. His main research fields are on developing innovative orbit determination methods for minor planets and space-debris and on implementing new and improved dynamical models for the Solar System.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Farnocchia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Farnocchia is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84100 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 RP8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.31 km (#10,034 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 5.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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