(79212) Martadigrazia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1994 by G. Cattani L. Tesi at San Marcello.
Marta Di Grazia (b. 1965) is an Italian amateur astronomer at the S. Marcello Pistoiese Observatory. She conducts astronomical popularization and research concerning near-Earth asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Martadigrazia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martadigrazia is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79212 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 ET |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.52 km (#17,340 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.368 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 7.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.935 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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