(78309) Alessielisa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 August 2002 by F. Bernardi at Campo Imperatore.

Elisa Maria Alessi (b. 1981) has worked for several years in the fields of space debris dynamics, orbit determination for interplanetary missions, and trajectory design in planet-satellite systems.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alessielisa is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alessielisa is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	78309
Provisional designation	2002 PV65
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.79
Orbital period	4.00 years
Semi-major axis	2.52 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.29 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity	0.0913
Inclination	12.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.33 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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