(111561) Giovanniallevi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2002 by Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey at Cima Ekar.
Giovanni Allevi (b. 1969) is an Italian piano soloist and composer of contemporary music. Fond of philosophy and physics, he obtained a Philosophy degree in 1998 with a thesis titled The vacuum in contemporary Physics. Allevi performs all over the world and has received several prestigious prizes.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Giovanniallevi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giovanniallevi is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 111561 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AH3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0838 |
| Inclination | 8.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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