Italia (
minor planet designation
A formal minor-planet designation is, in its final form, a number–name combination given to a minor planet (asteroid, centaur, trans-Neptunian object and dwarf planet but not comet). Such designation always features a leading number (catalog or ...
: 477 Italia) (1901 GR) is a
main-belt asteroid that was discovered on 23 August 1901 by Italian astronomer
Luigi Carnera
Luigi Carnera (born in Trieste April 14, 1875, died in Florence, July 30, 1962) was an Italian astronomer and mathematician. He discovered 16 minor planets in the early 20th century. The main-belt asteroid 39653 Carnera was named in his h ...
at
Heidelberg.
Photometric observations of this asteroid collected in 2005 gave a provisional rotation period of 19.4189 hours and a brightness variation of about 0.2 in
magnitude.
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Background asteroids
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T-type asteroids
S-type asteroids (Tholen)
S-type asteroids (SMASS)
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