(17652) Nepoti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1996 by V. Goretti at Pianoro.
Giuliano Nepoti (b. 1949), an enthusiastic amateur astronomer, is a dear friend of the discoverer. He is a very able mechanic who collaborated with the team of the Titus Lucretius Carus Observatory in Bologna on the construction of the telescope.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nepoti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nepoti is 2.75 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17652 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.97 km (#5,109 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Rotation period | 13.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0675 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Giuliano
All asteroids named after someone called Giuliano
Also discovered on 3 November 1996
- (8416) Okada
- (10604) Susanoo
- (10605) Guidoni
- (10606) Crocco
- (10878) Moriyama
- (10882) Shinonaga
- (11128) Ostravia
- (17651) Tajimi
- (21289) Giacomel
- (22450) Nove Hrady
- (29408) Katoyuko
- (35298) Azumachiharu