(836275) Pietromaffi Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 2012 by R. P. Boyle K. Äernis at Mount Graham.
Pietro Cardinal Maffi (1858–1931), Archbishop of Pisa, served as President of the Vatican Observatory from 1904 till his death in 1931, and recommended to entrust the Vatican Observatory to the Society of Jesus to ensure high research standards. He founded a journal in Italian called Rivista di fisica, matematica e scienze naturali.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #6, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pietromaffi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pietromaffi is 3.32 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 836275 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 HS104 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.04 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0608 |
| Inclination | 18.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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