(29547) Yurimazzanti Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 January 1998 by Tombelli, M., Munari, U. at Cima Ekar.

Yuri Mazzanti (b. 1999) has been an observer since he was young. He has been an active member of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo for the last 10 years, and has been involved in both research and outreach. .Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-08-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Yurimazzanti is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yurimazzanti is 3.22 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29547
Provisional designation1998 BA34
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.23 km (#6,371 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.175
Absolute magnitude (H)13.24
Orbital period5.34 years
Semi-major axis3.06 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.83 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity0.0749
Inclination11.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.84 au

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

Also named after someone called Yuri

Also discovered on 25 January 1998

More named asteroids discovered by Tombelli, M., Munari, U.