(15825) Capecchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 November 1994 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Mario Capecchi (b. 1937) is the co-winner for 2007 of the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells. He has also pursued a systematic analysis of the mouse Hox gene family.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Capecchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Capecchi is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15825 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 WX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.52 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0879 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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