(16973) Gaspari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Luciano Gaspari (b. 1986) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the I.P.E.M. No 80, Dr. Luis Federico Leloir, Berrotaran, Cordoba, Argentina.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gaspari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gaspari is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16973 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WR19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.87 km (#13,063 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.205 |
| Rotation period | 5.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0984 |
| Inclination | 4.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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