(52959) Danieladepaulis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Daniela de Paulis (b. 1969) is a French media artist and Artist in Residence at the SETI Institute. Founder and Director of the global project A Sign in Space, she is a member of the IAA SETI Permanent Committee. She is the recipient of the Art of Neuroscience Prize 2022 and the Europlanet Prize for Audience Engagement 2023.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danieladepaulis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danieladepaulis is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52959 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TY2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.69 km (#13,490 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 2.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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