(96217) Gronchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1993 by Boattini, A., Goretti, V. at Cima Ekar.
Giovanni-Federico Gronchi (b. 1970) carries out research at the University of Pisa on celestial mechanics, secular evolution and proper elements of near-Earth asteroids, the mutual geometry of Keplerian orbit determination and collision singularities.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gronchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gronchi is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 96217 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 RP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.19 km (#16,789 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.254 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 4.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.828 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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