(113621) Danielafaggi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 2002 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.

Daniela Faggi (b. 1982) is an Italian geologist and is the Curator of the Museum of Planetary Science in Prato, Italy. She is responsible for the conservation of the Museum's Meteorite Collection, the acquisition of new specimens, and the educational and cultural enhancement of meteorites. She is also involved in field research of meteorites.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Danielafaggi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielafaggi is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number113621
Provisional designation2002 TA62
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.36 km (#9,948 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.128
Absolute magnitude (H)14.48
Orbital period5.49 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.77 – 3.45 au
Eccentricity0.110
Inclination9.45°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.79 au

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

Also named after someone called Daniela

Also discovered on 3 October 2002

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