(67070) Rinaldi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 January 2000 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Alvaro Rinaldi (b. 1926) has been a topographer at the Military Geographic Institute of Florence for 40 years. He is fond of astronomy and sundials. He erected the sundials at the astronomical observatory of Montagna Pistoiese at San Marcello.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rinaldi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rinaldi is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 67070 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AZ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.74 km (#11,132 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 3.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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