(317000) Simonepastore Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 2001 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at San Marcello.
Simone Pastore (b. 1986) is an Italian amateur astronomer who has been a member of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 2015. He contributed to the construction of the observatory Beppe Forti in Montelupo Fiorentino.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #1, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Simonepastore is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Simonepastore is 3.22 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 317000 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 PY28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.62 km (#17,308 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.321 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.282 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.948 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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