(352017) Juvarra Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 November 2006 by V. S. Casulli at Vallemare Borbona.

Filippo Juvarra (1678–1736) was an Italian architect of the late-Baroque school. One of Juvarra's masterworks was the basilica church of Superga, built in 1731, which lies on top of a mountain overlooking the city of Turin.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #12, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Juvarra is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juvarra is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number352017
Provisional designation2006 VR13
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.55
Orbital period5.46 years
Semi-major axis3.10 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.84 – 3.36 au
Eccentricity0.0831
Inclination8.30°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.85 au

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

Also named after someone called Filippo

Also discovered on 12 November 2006

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