(26917) Pianoro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1996 by V. Goretti at Pianoro.
Pianoro, site of the observatory at which this minor planet was discovered, is a modern and pleasant little town at the foot of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines near Bologna.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pianoro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pianoro is 3.35 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26917 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 RF4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,518 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 24.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.