(274472) Piet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 2008 by at Vallemare Borbona 110639 Casulli, V. S..
The Vatican Pietà is a white Carrara marble sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti, kept in the Basilica of St. Peter in Vatican City. This was the first masterpiece by the young Michelangelo, and it considered one of the greatest works of art.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Piet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Piet is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 274472 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 SV83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.227 |
| Inclination | 9.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.