(126161) Piazzano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2002 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at San Marcello.
Piazzano is the Italian village, in the province of Florence, where the discoverers began their research activity at the Piazzano Observatory (MPC code 111).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Piazzano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Piazzano is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 126161 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.29 km (#16,638 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.102 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0815 |
| Inclination | 2.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 January 2002
- (48268) Comitini
- (89734) Orsoperuzzi
- (89735) Tommei
- (95008) Ivanobertini
- (99388) Londialdo
- (126160) Fabienkuntz
- (194837) Paolomasetti