(15950) Dallago Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 January 1998 by Madonna di Dossobuono at Dossobuono.
Vicenza amateur astronomer Giovanni Dal Lago (b. 1964) writes a column for an Italian magazine on testing optical instruments and the use of CCD cameras.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dallago is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dallago is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15950 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.29 km (#14,512 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.311 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 4.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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