(327632) Ferrarini Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 July 2006 by M. Ory at Vicques.

Valérie Ferrarini (b. 1968) is an amateur astronomer from the south of France. She is a member of the Astronomes Amateurs Aixois de l'Observatoire de Vauvenargues.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ferrarini is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ferrarini is 1.82 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number327632
Provisional designation2006 OJ10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.29
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.81 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.193
Inclination6.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.803 au

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

Also named after someone called Valerie

Also discovered on 24 July 2006

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