(57561) Gabrielegiuli Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 October 2001 by Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey at Cima Ekar.

Gabriele Giuli (b. 1970) is an Italian mineralogist who is an Associate Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Camerino, Italy. His principal fields of research are the synthesis and characterization of crystalline and amorphous materials, in particular impact glasses, and meteorite classification.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #6, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Gabrielegiuli is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gabrielegiuli is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number57561
Provisional designation2001 TA48
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.2
Orbital period3.30 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.42 au
Eccentricity0.0902
Inclination8.48°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

Also named after someone called Gabriele

Also discovered on 14 October 2001

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