(15817) Lucianotesi
Asteroid (15817) Lucianotesi |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Cupid type |
Major semi-axis | 1.3247 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1183 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.1680 AU - 1.4814 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.8714 ° |
Sidereal period | 1.52 a |
Physical Properties | |
Rotation period | 11 h |
Absolute brightness | 18.6 likes |
Spectral class | Xc |
history | |
Explorer |
Andrea Boattini Maura Tombelli |
Date of discovery | August 28, 1994 |
Another name | 1994 QC |
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. |
(15817) Lucianotesi is a near-Earth asteroid of the Cupid type , which was discovered on August 28, 1994 by the Italian astronomers Andrea Boattini and Maura Tombelli at the Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiese ( IAU code 104) in San Marcello Pistoiese .
The asteroid was named after the Italian astronomer and successful asteroid explorer Luciano Tesi (* 1931).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Lucianotesi: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (15817) Lucianotesi in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (15817) Lucianotesi in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).