100897 Piatra Neamt

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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
Alternative names 1998 JW3
Orbital characteristics
Aphelion 2.5194656
Perihelion 1.8286422
Eccentricity 0.1588791
Orbital period 1170.8570557
Mean anomaly 232.55107
Inclination 1.47106
Longitude of ascending node 357.06394
Argument of perihelion 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.

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