(440411) Piovani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2005 by V. S. Casulli at Vallemare Borbona.
Nicola Piovani (b. 1946) is an Italian musician and film score composer. In 1999 he won the Academy Award for the score of the Roberto Benigni film La vita è bella (Life is Beautiful).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #3, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Piovani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Piovani is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 440411 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 QS28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.58 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 9.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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