(6515) Giannigalli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 June 1988 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Italian amateur astronomer Gianni Galli (b. 1963) is an assiduous observer of minor planets from GiaGa Observatory in Milan and from Suno in Novara.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Giannigalli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giannigalli is 1.94 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6515 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 MG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 2.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.921 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gianni
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Also discovered on 16 June 1988
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