(266710) Pedrettiadriana Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 August 2009 by M. Micheli at Haleakala.

Adriana Pedretti (b. 1950) is the mother of the discoverer. She always encouraged her son's passion for astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pedrettiadriana is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pedrettiadriana is 3.42 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number266710
Provisional designation2009 QH37
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.26
Orbital period5.57 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.65 – 3.63 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination9.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

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

Also named after someone called Adriana

Also discovered on 31 August 2009