(16906) Giovannisilva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1998 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Italian astronomer Giovanni Silva (1882-1957) was an assistant at the International Latitude Station at Carloforte and later director of the Padua Observatory until 1952. He contributed to classical astronomy, celestial mechanics, geodesy, astrophysics and the calculus of probability.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Giovannisilva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giovannisilva is 3.10 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16906 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DY23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.96 km (#12,838 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.163 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0476 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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