(73872) Stefanoragazzi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 1997 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Stefano Ragazzi (b. 1954) is a professor at the Milan Bicocca University and director of Gran Sasso National Laboratory INAF.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stefanoragazzi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stefanoragazzi is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 73872 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AO17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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