(12470) Pinotti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 January 1997 by M. Tombelli at Cima Ekar.
Roberto Pinotti (b. 1944), after getting his degree in political science in 1972, became a writer and amateur astronomer of the Montelupo Group.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pinotti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pinotti is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12470 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 BC9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.59 km (#11,445 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.146 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.71 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.233 |
| Inclination | 4.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.699 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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