(89664) Pignata Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 December 2001 by Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey at Cima Ekar.
Giuliano Pignata (b. 1972), a member of the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey, contributes in a decisive way to the calibration and adaptation of the CCD detector to the telescope. His main research interest is now supernovae, but he still searches for minor planets in supernova survey images.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pignata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pignata is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 89664 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 YU5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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