(214953) Giugavazzi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 2007 by Tesi, L., Fagioli, G. at San Marcello.
Giuseppe Gavazzi (b. 1936) is a painter and sculptor, known for the originality of his large wood and bronze sculptures. He is an expert restorer of paintings of the great masters of the past and a very passionate amateur astronomer who has painted in scientifically-accurate sundials in frescoes.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-03-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Giugavazzi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giugavazzi is 2.13 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 214953 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 WN55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0775 |
| Inclination | 7.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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