(79810) Giancarlociani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1998 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Giancarlo Ciani (b. 1948) is an Italian amateur astronomer who has been a member of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 2017. He is the official video editor of the group.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #1, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Giancarlociani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giancarlociani is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79810 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VL33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.94 km (#9,033 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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