(44005) Migliardi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 September 1997 by V. Goretti at Pianoro.

Marco Migliardi (b. 1957) is a friend of the discoverer. A teacher of Italian language and literature in secondary education, he is also an amateur astronomer on the team of the alpine Col Druscié Observatory at Cortina d´Ampezzo, where he devotes himself to the discovery of supernovae.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Migliardi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Migliardi is 3.12 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number44005
Provisional designation1997 SY3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.72 km (#9,347 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.215
Absolute magnitude (H)13.88
Orbital period5.16 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.71 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.0910
Inclination10.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.70 au

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

Also named after someone called Marco

Also discovered on 25 September 1997

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