(5727) Pierobenvenuti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 1988 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Named in honor of Italian astronomer Piero Benvenuti (b. 1946), in appreciation of his long service to astronomy as the IAU General Secretary (2015–2018) and as Interim GS (2023–2024). He is professor emeritus of the University of Padua. Piero spearheaded the defense of dark and quiet skies for astronomers and as a cultural heritage of humanity.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pierobenvenuti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pierobenvenuti is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5727 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 BB4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.23 km (#12,200 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.431 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0763 |
| Inclination | 6.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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