(216241) Renzopiano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 2006 by V. S. Casulli at Vallemare Borbona.
Renzo Piano (b. 1937) is an Italian architect and engineer, who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1998.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Renzopiano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Renzopiano is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 216241 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 VF14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0445 |
| Inclination | 8.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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