(112492) Annacipriani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 August 2002 by F. Bernardi at Campo Imperatore.
Anna Cipriani (b. 1973) is an assistant professor of Geochemistry & Environmental Geochemistry at the Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia. She works and teaches with passion and generosity. “There are always possibilities” is her motto.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #13, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Annacipriani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annacipriani is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 112492 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PA6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.68 km (#15,899 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.141 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0246 |
| Inclination | 3.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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