(39849) Giampieri Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 February 1998 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.

Giuliano Giampieri (b. 1932) is a friend of the first discoverer.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Giampieri is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giampieri is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number39849
Provisional designation1998 CF2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.08 km (#16,957 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.283
Absolute magnitude (H)15.3
Orbital period3.52 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.12 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity0.0850
Inclination6.34°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

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

Also named after someone called Giuliano

Also discovered on 13 February 1998

More named asteroids discovered by Tesi, L., Boattini, A.