(199631) Giuseppesprizzi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 April 2006 by at Vallemare Borbona 111803 Casulli, V. S..

Giuseppe Sprizzi (b. 1973) is the discoverer's son in law.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Giuseppesprizzi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giuseppesprizzi is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number199631
Provisional designation2006 GX
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.94
Orbital period4.71 years
Semi-major axis2.81 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.0895
Inclination2.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.57 au

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

Also named after someone called Giuseppe

Also discovered on 2 April 2006