(39748) Guccini

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Asteroid
(39748) Guccini
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Brangäne family
Major semi-axis 2.5777  AU
eccentricity 0.1799
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1141 AU - 3.0413 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.8064 °
Length of the ascending node 110.5808 °
Argument of the periapsis 157.7865 °
Sidereal period 4.14 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.9 mag
history
Explorer Luciano Tesi
Gabriele Cattani
Date of discovery January 28, 1997
Another name 1997 BJ 3 , 2001 AS 13
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(39748) Guccini is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 January 1997 by the Italian astronomer Luciano Tesi and Gabriele Cattani at Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory ( IAU code 104) on the Pian dei Termini in the Italian region of Tuscany was discovered .

The asteroid is a member of the Brangäne family, a group of asteroids named after (606) Brangäne .

(39748) Guccini was named on June 13, 2006 after the Italian cantautore and writer Francesco Guccini (* 1940), whose lyrics are known for their poetic processing of historical events.

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  1. The family membership of (39748) Guccini in the AstDyS-2 database (English)