(108702) Michelefoparri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 July 2001 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G. at San Marcello.
Michele Forti Parri (b. 1966) is the elder son of the second discoverer. He is the marketing director of a Tuscan printing and packaging company.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #17, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michelefoparri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michelefoparri is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 108702 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OX16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.92 km (#6,667 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0730 |
| Inclination | 7.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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