(10892) Gianna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 September 1997 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.

Gianna Petean (b. 1958) is an Italian amateur astronomer who for many years held the position of writer and editor of the newspaper of the Circolo Culturale Astronomico di Farra d'Isonzo.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Gianna is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gianna is 2.24 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10892
Provisional designation1997 SX2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.83
Orbital period3.39 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.60 au
Eccentricity0.150
Inclination3.48°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.934 au

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

Also discovered on 23 September 1997

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