(17547) Nestebovelli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1993 by A. Vagnozzi at Stroncone.
Neste Bovelli (1913-2015) was a professor of humanities, and passionate about literature, art and history. She was an active president of various cultural associations, and promoted and published many issues about art and the history of the city of Terni.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nestebovelli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nestebovelli is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17547 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.96 km (#15,316 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 1.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.979 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.