(84118) Bracalicioci Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 September 2002 by F. Bernardi at Campo Imperatore.

Davide Bracali Cioci (b. 1986) is a celestial mechanician who graduated from the University of Pisa. He provides an important contribution in developing software for space dynamics, in particular related to asteroids and impact monitoring activities.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bracalicioci is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bracalicioci is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number84118
Provisional designation2002 RE26
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.84
Orbital period3.53 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.86 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.195
Inclination5.33°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.863 au

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

Also named after someone called Davide

Also discovered on 3 September 2002

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