(10371) Gigli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1995 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Named in honor of Paolo Gigli, who, with the first discoverer, founded the Pain dei Termini Observatory. Early on, Gigli's main interests concerned the study of variable stars and the observation of the sun. Later he became a speaker on astronomy at Pian dei Termini Observatory, where public lectures are held three times a week.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gigli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gigli is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10371 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 DU3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.61 km (#17,311 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.296 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 0.356° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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