(9232) Miretti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 January 1997 by V. Goretti at Pianoro.
Named in memory of Manlio Miretti (1928–1996), who, blessed with a powerful and warm baritone voice, devoted his whole life to the opera, even though he achieved a very high position in a bank. After studying with Gino Bechi's maestro, Raul Frazzi, and Valiano Natali, he performed the entire baritone repertoire. He loved Giuseppe Verdi's music and characters best, especially Rigoletto. He also successfully sang Toschi's classical songs, the Neapolitan ones and the “musica proibita”. He sang in the theaters of Losanna and Bologna and at La Scala of Milan, and he also had a very busy concert career.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miretti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miretti is 1.98 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9232 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 BG8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.32 km (#14,430 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.223 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0923 |
| Inclination | 3.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.948 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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