(12005) Delgiudice Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 May 1996 by R. Weber at Socorro.
Maria del Giudice (b. 1964) was a good and great friend of one of the team's observers and measurers, Frank Shelly. She is now his wife.Naming citation (20080618/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Delgiudice is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delgiudice is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12005 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 KA3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.2 km (#2,314 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.74 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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