(204896) Giorgiobocca Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 2007 by at Vallemare Borbona 107741 Casulli, V. S..
Giorgio Bocca (1920-2011) was an Italian essayist and journalist, also known for his participation in the World War II partisan movement.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-12-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Giorgiobocca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giorgiobocca is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 204896 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 UQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.63 km (#9,511 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0320 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.03 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0302 |
| Inclination | 3.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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