(33035) Pareschi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 September 1997 by Cavagna, M., Testa, A. at Sormano.

The main research activity of Italian astronomer Giovanni Pareschi (b. 1966) concerns the development of astronomical instrumentation, particularly optics for space-based and ground-based telescopes. Since 2008 he has been director of the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica Brera Astronomical Observatory in Milan.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pareschi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pareschi is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33035
Provisional designation1997 SZ9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.33
Orbital period3.48 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.145
Inclination6.19°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.972 au

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

Also discovered on 27 September 1997

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