(212373) Pietrocascella Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 April 2006 by at Vallemare Borbona 107121 Casulli, V. S..
Pietro Cascella (1921-2008) was an Italian sculptor, painter and ceramist. His greatest work is the monument at Auschwitz.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-11-04), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pietrocascella is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pietrocascella is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 212373 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 HL17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.13 km (#16,877 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0870 |
| Inclination | 3.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.961 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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