(316138) Giorgione Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 2009 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.

Giorgione (1477-1510) was an Italian painter of the Venetian school in the High Renaissance from Venice.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Giorgione is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giorgione is 3.47 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number316138
Provisional designation2009 SL170
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.87
Orbital period5.51 years
Semi-major axis3.12 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.77 – 3.47 au
Eccentricity0.112
Inclination7.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.77 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 26 September 2009

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