(20356) Giopoggiali Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Giovanni Poggiali (b. 1991) is an Italian planetary scientist at INAF–Astrophysical Observatory of Arcetri working on infrared spectroscopy of asteroids and planetary surfaces. He combines laboratory measurements, analogue material preparation, and remote-sensing data to support space-mission observations, such as OSIRIS-REx and Hera.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Giopoggiali is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giopoggiali is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20356 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HG147 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.16 km (#8,698 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.244 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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