(22435) Pierfederici Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 April 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Francesco Pierfederici (b. 1973) developed software for the Pan-STARRS moving object processing system and Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. Name suggested by P. and R. Jedicke.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pierfederici is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pierfederici is 3.30 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22435 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 GN7 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.43 km (#7,184 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 2.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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