(6114) Dalla-Degregori Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 April 1984 by W. Ferreri at La Silla.

Lucio Dalla (b. 1943) and Francesco De Gregori (b. 1951) are two of the most successful singers and songwriters in the history of Italian popular music. The name was suggested by the discoverer and M. Di Martino.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Dalla-Degregori is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dalla-Degregori is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6114
Provisional designation1984 HS1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.95 km (#12,858 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.284
Absolute magnitude (H)14.14
Orbital period3.33 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.128
Inclination1.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.929 au

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

Also named after someone called Lucio

Also discovered on 28 April 1984

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