(35358) Lorifini Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 September 1997 by Tesi, L., Tombelli, M. at San Marcello.

Lorella Fini (b. 1966) is the daughter-in-law of the first discoverer.Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lorifini is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lorifini is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number35358
Provisional designation1997 SL17
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.86 km (#9,132 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0490
Absolute magnitude (H)15.4
Orbital period3.77 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.86 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.233
Inclination10.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.900 au

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

Also discovered on 27 September 1997

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