(15837) Mariovalori

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Asteroid
(15837) Mariovalori
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.0828  AU
eccentricity 0.1126
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7356 AU - 3.4299 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.4121 °
Length of the ascending node 157.3167 °
Argument of the periapsis 53.6015 °
Sidereal period 5.41 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.95 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.1 mag
history
Explorer M. Tombelli
Date of discovery February 25, 1995
Another name 1995 DG 13 , 1997 TM 16 , 1998 XE 26 , 2000 AT 89 ,
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.

(15837) Mariovalori is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 25, 1995 by the Italian astronomer Maura Tombelli at the observatory of the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Asiago on the summit “Cima Ekar” ( observatory code 098).

The asteroid belongs to the Themis family, a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .

It was named on March 9, 2001 in honor of the Italian amateur astronomer Mario Valori (1930-2000), a member of the Montelupo Group.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. (15837) Mariovalori in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).

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