(39854) Gabriopiola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 February 1998 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Gabrio Piola Daverio (1794-1850) was an Italian mathematician and physicist, who came from a noble family of Giussano. He studied mathematics and physics at the university of Pavia and wrote many treatises and memoirs on physics, mechanics and mathematics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-08-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gabriopiola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gabriopiola is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39854 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0443 |
| Inclination | 5.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.