(37706) Trinchieri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1996 by Giuliani, V., Chiavenna, P. at Sormano.
Ginevra Trinchieri (b. 1955) has worked on galaxies, groups, clusters and their evolution, particularly on their high energy properties. She is currently the president of the Italian Astronomical Society and the Italian representative and outreach contact in the IAU.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Trinchieri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trinchieri is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37706 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 RN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.44 km (#16,380 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.471 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 5.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.905 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.