(8936) Gianni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1997 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Named in honor of Gianni Ierman (b. 1955), Italian amateur astronomer, who was the first member to join the Farra d'Isonzo observatory club in 1969. He was the owner of the first club telescope and was the club president in the 1980s.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Gianni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gianni is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8936 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AS17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.92 km (#12,957 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 3.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.931 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 January 1997
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