(73891) Pietromennea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 1997 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Pietro Mennea (1952-2013) was an Italian sprinter, who won a gold medal in the 200-m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. In 1979, he set a 200-m world record of 19.72s, a record that stood for almost seventeen years.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-01-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pietromennea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pietromennea is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 73891 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 ED23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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