(79375) Valetti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 1997 by V. Goretti at Pianoro.
Alvero Valetti (1923-2005), an Italian mathematician and physicist, was a teacher at the Calini Senior High School in Brescia. Director of Specola Cidnea from 1970 to 1985, he was an expert in chronology and sundials, and he prepared the yearbook of the Brescia Observatory. The name was suggested by U. Quadri.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Valetti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valetti is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79375 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 FA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.35 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 0.982° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.852 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.