(15853) Benedettafoglia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1996 by Munari, U., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Benedetta Foglia (b. 2006) is the second daughter of Sergio and Paola Diomede, friends of the discoverers. Benedetta is an amateur astronomer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benedettafoglia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benedettafoglia is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15853 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 BB13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.88 km (#13,038 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.131 |
| Rotation period | 75.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 5.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 January 1996
- (7359) Messier
- (7498) Blanik
- (7796) Jaracimrman
- (7846) Setvak
- (9424) Hiroshinishiyama
- (9793) Torvalds
- (14948) Bartuska