(688117) Omizzolo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 2012 by R. P. Boyle K. Äernis at Mount Graham.
Fr. Alessandro Omizzolo (b. 1957) is an Italian diocesan priest and astronomer, and member of the Vatican Observatory. His research includes quasars, galaxy clusters and jellyfish galaxies. He digitized the historic photographic plate collection of the Vatican Observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #9, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Omizzolo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Omizzolo is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 688117 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 HZ109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.94 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0638 |
| Inclination | 9.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.