(113684) Giannagianni Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 October 2002 by F. Bernardi M. Tombelli at Campo Imperatore.

Gianna Gianni (1963–2020) was an Italian amateur astronomer. She was the photographer at the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo for several years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Giannagianni is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giannagianni is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number113684
Provisional designation2002 TG111
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.86 km (#7,815 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0780
Absolute magnitude (H)14.73
Orbital period5.56 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.00 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity0.0444
Inclination14.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.06 au

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

Also named after someone called Gianna

Also discovered on 2 October 2002

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