(35346) Ivanoferri Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 May 1997 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.

Ivano Ferri (b. 1946) is an Italian amateur astronomer, who has been at the T.L.C. Observatory since its 1991 foundation. He collaborated in the design and construction of the observatory's electronic telescope control system. Ferri's interests in astronomy include high-resolution photography and planetary observations.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ivanoferri is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ivanoferri is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number35346
Provisional designation1997 JX
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.24 km (#7,388 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.102
Absolute magnitude (H)14.11
Orbital period5.67 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.08 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity0.0316
Inclination10.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.11 au

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

Also named after someone called Ivano

Also discovered on 1 May 1997

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