(475696) Fisiocritico Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 November 2006 by M. Mazzucato L. Tesi at San Marcello.

Dedicated to the Academy of Sciences of Siena (also known as the Fisiocritici) founded on 1691 March 17 by Pirro Maria Gabbrielli (1643–1705). Among the oldest Italian scientific institutions, it has as its emblem the Touchstone (since ancient times instrument of analysis) and the Lucretian motto ‘Veris quod possit vincere falsa’.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Fisiocritico is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fisiocritico is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number475696
Provisional designation2006 VY113
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.93
Orbital period3.36 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 2.41 au
Eccentricity0.0756
Inclination3.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

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

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