(356975) Aspriliopacelli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1994 by Stroncone at Stroncone.
Asprilio Pacelli (1570–1623) was an Italian composer who was Maestro di Cappella at the Collegio Germanico (Rome) from 1595 to 1601, and at Saint Peter's Basilica in 1602. He then was called to Warsaw by King Sigismund to be director of his Royal Chapel in 1603.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aspriliopacelli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aspriliopacelli is 3.28 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 356975 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.25 km (#8,582 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 17.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.