(12369) Pirandello Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) was a Sicilian writer who suffered from personal tragedy, leading him to explore madness, illusion and isolation. In 1925 he received the French Legion of Honor. In his well-known play Henri IV Pirandello's protagonist loses his mind, after falling from a horse.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pirandello is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pirandello is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12369 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 CJ16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.05 km (#12,623 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.271 |
| Rotation period | 3.50 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0881 |
| Inclination | 4.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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