(10584) Ferrini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 1996 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Named in honor of the Italian physicist Federico Ferrini, professor of astronomical techniques at the University of Pisa. He has published more than 100 scientific papers in major astronomical journals. These cover many subjects in modern theoretical astrophysics, among them planetology, star formation, the interstellar medium, galactic evolution and its cosmological effects. He is responsible for the Italian light pollution commission and is coordinator of the Mediterranean Astronomical Network.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ferrini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ferrini is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10584 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 GJ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.25 km (#14,597 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 4.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.874 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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