(78249) Capaccioni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 August 2002 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Fabrizio Capaccioni (b. 1957) has studied the electromagnetic effects associated with impact craterization. He currently works on planetary research, with an emphasis on the study of the surface composition of solar-system bodies by means of reflectance spectroscopy techniques.Naming citation (20070601/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Capaccioni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Capaccioni is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 78249 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PK6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.82 km (#13,175 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.111 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0407 |
| Inclination | 8.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Fabrizio
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