(17190) Retopezzoli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Reto Pezzoli (b. 1959) is the best friend of the discoverer. They have spent lots of unforgettable summer and winter nights observing meteors.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Retopezzoli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Retopezzoli is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17190 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 WY8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.09 km (#10,444 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.206 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0917 |
| Inclination | 6.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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