(248908) Ginostrada Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 2006 by V. S. Casulli at Vallemare Borbona.
Gino Strada (b. 1948) is a surgeon and founder of Emergency, an Italian non-governmental humanitarian organization that operates in several countries all over the world.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ginostrada is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ginostrada is 3.31 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 248908 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 VY45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 14.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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