(34717) Mirkovilli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 2001 by Boattini, A., Tesi, L. at San Marcello.
Mirko Villi (b. 1961), an amateur astronomer in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, started a supernova search program in 1990 and is credited with the discoveries of 1991T, 1994W, 1998bu, 2006F, 2007kc and 2007kd. Founder of the International Supernovae Network, he has been a guide for others interested in this work.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mirkovilli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mirkovilli is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34717 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 PD14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.58 km (#16,104 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 5.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.883 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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