(7197) Pieroangela Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 January 1994 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.

Where Pieroangela is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPieroangelaPieroangela

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pieroangela is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7197
Provisional designation1994 BH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.21 km (#10,228 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.312
Rotation period8.56 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.54
Orbital period4.26 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.227
Inclination7.19°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

Also discovered on 16 January 1994

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