(8472) Tarroni Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 October 1983 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.

Where Tarroni is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tarroni is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number8472
Provisional designation1983 TC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.52 km (#8,233 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.221
Absolute magnitude (H)13.42
Orbital period4.42 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.197
Inclination11.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 12 October 1983

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