(118233) Gfrancoferrini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1997 by Munari, U., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Gianfranco “Gfranco” Ferrini (b. 1962) is a member of the astrometry team of the Astronomical Observatory “Beppe Forti” (code K83) in Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #1, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gfrancoferrini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gfrancoferrini is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 118233 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 BX6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.83 km (#17,200 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.320 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0305 |
| Inclination | 2.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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