(6417) Liberati Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1993 by A. Vagnozzi at Stroncone.
Named in memory of Libero Liberati (1926-1962), motorcyclist who won the Absolute Italian Championship in 1955 and 1956 riding a four-cylinder Gilera. In 1957 he won the Absolute World Championship and was given the Athlete of the Year Award by the Italian Sport Press.Naming citation (19961224/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liberati is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liberati is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6417 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 XA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 3.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.