(73453) Ninomanfredi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 July 2002 by Masi, G., Mallia, F. at Campo Catino.

The successes of Italian stage and film actor Nino Manfredi (1921-2004), born in Castro dei Volsci, Frosinone, include L´impiegato (1959), La ballata del boia (1963) and Nell'anno del Signore (1969). He also directed the films L´avventura di un soldato (1962), Per grazia ricevuta (1971) and Nudo di donna (1981).Naming citation (20040928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ninomanfredi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ninomanfredi is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number73453
Provisional designation2002 NJ34
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.42 km (#9,841 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0320
Absolute magnitude (H)15.55
Orbital period4.62 years
Semi-major axis2.77 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.0374
Inclination4.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.69 au

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

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