100897 Piatra Neamt

Piatra Neamt

Discovery and designation
Discovered by	Alfredo Caronia and Luciano Tesi
Discovery site	Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory
Discovery date	May 5, 1998
Designations
MPC designation	100897
Alternate name(s)	1998 JW3
Orbital characteristics
Ap	2.5194656
Peri	1.8286422
Eccentricity	0.1588791
Orbital period	1170.8570557
Mean anomaly	232.55107
Inclination	1.47106
Longitude of ascending node	357.06394
Argument of peri	311.01409
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	16.6

100897 Piatra Neamt (provisional designation: 1998 JW₃) is a main belt minor planet. It was discovered by Alfredo Caronia and Luciano Tesi in the Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory, Italy, on May 5, 1998. It is named after Piatra Neamţ, A city in Romania.

References

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