(39748) Guccini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 1997 by Tesi, L., Cattani, G. at San Marcello.
Francesco Guccini (b. 1940) is an Italian folk composer and singer, very famous for his popular songs.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Guccini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guccini is 2.43 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39748 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 BJ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.88 km (#13,036 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Rotation period | 5.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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