(14953) Bevilacqua Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1996 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G. at Cima Ekar.
Franco Bevilacqua (b. 1937) is an Italian space engineer. His work since 1961 has been to promote space missions and to implement astrometric projects. In particular, he was involved with the Hipparcos mission and missions such as Giotto to investigate minor planets and comets.Naming citation (20020128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bevilacqua is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bevilacqua is 2.44 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14953 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 CB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.26 km (#16,674 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.315 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 5.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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