(39734) Marchiori Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1996 by Manca, F., Chiavenna, P. at Sormano.
Gianpietro Marchiori (b. 1953) is the founder of EIE Group, an Italian company that has been involved in the construction of optical and radio telescopes around the world. Under his enthusiastic management, projects such as VLT, LBT, ALMA and E-ELT were developed.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marchiori is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marchiori is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39734 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XG26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 2.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.823 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.