(20103) de Vico Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 1995 by R. Calanca at Cavezzo.
The Jesuit Francesco de Vico (1805-1848), best known as the discoverer of seven comets, including 54P and 122P, was director of the Observatory of Collegio Romano in Rome from 1838 to 1848. De Vico was born in the city of Macerata, and the Osservatorio di Monte D'Aria di Serrapetrona is dedicated to him.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where de Vico is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: de Vico is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20103 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 JK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.22 km (#14,661 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.617 |
| Rotation period | 6.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 7.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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