(47473) Lorenzopinna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 January 2000 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Lorenzo Pinna (b. 1950) is an Italian journalist and science popularizer. He has participated in the production of television programs, including Quark and Superquark. He is also the author and co-author (with Piero Angela) of books of scientific dissemination, winning as a popularizer the award Premio Europeo Cortina Ulisse.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lorenzopinna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lorenzopinna is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47473 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AU2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.41 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 3.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.877 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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