(17219) Gianninoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Joe Gianninoto (b. 1947) is an avid amateur astronomer originally from New York, now living in Tucson, Arizona. He specializes in white light and H-alpha solar observing with the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-09-28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gianninoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gianninoto is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17219 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.13 km (#8,739 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.205 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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