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37022 Robertovittori

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Discovered by
  
F. Manca and G. Ventre

Alternative names
  
2000 UT1

Discovered
  
22 October 2000

Named after
  
Roberto Vittori

MPC designation
  
37022

Discovery date
  
22 October 2000

Observation arc
  
6532 days (17.88 yr)

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Aphelion
  
2.9677209 AU (443.96473 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.6529491 AU (396.87554 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Sormano Astronomical Observatory

Discoverers
  
Francesco Manca, Graziano Ventre

37022 Robertovittori (2000 UT1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 2000 by F. Manca and Graziano Ventre at Sormano. It is named after Roberto Vittori, an Italian astronaut who flew on multiple missions to the International Space Station.

References

37022 Robertovittori Wikipedia