15385 Dallolmo
15385 Dallolmo (1997 SP4) is a Main-belt Asteroid that was found on September 25, 1997 by the Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna, Italy[1]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Osservatorio San Vittore |
Discovery site | Bologna, Italy |
Discovery date | September 25, 1997 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 15385 |
1997 SP4 | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Aphelion | 3.1941169 |
Perihelion | 2.7301881 |
Eccentricity | 0.0783094 |
1862.1281362 | |
305.78937 | |
Inclination | 11.73796 |
130.68535 | |
324.55770 | |
Physical characteristics | |
13.6 | |
It is named after Umberto Dall'Olmo (1925-1980), who was an amateur astronomer with college degrees in both law and physics; who spent most of his time observing Jupiter and studying flare stars. He was also interested in the history of astronomy and worked as a technician at the University of Bologna's Institute of Astronomy.[1]
15385 Dallolmo Media
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jet Propulsion Laboratory at CalTech (11 May 2009). "15385 Dallolmo (1997 SP4)". Retrieved 1 August 2009.