(17077) Pampaloni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1999 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at San Marcello.
Carlo Pampaloni (b. 1958) is an amateur astronomer who has specialized in visual observations of variable stars for the Groupe Européen d´Observation Stellaire since 1971. So far, he has achieved more than 50 000 visual magnitude estimates.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pampaloni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pampaloni is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17077 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 HY2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.03 km (#12,656 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0930 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0593 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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