(325455) Della Valle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 2009 by Tonincelli, M., Marinello, W. at Magasa.
Massimo Della Valle (b. 1957) is an Italian astronomer who has been Director of the Capodimonte observatory, INAF-Naples, since 2010. He is recognized as a worldwide expert of transient phenomena such as novae, supernovae and gamma-ray bursts.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Della Valle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Della Valle is 2.79 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 325455 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 QJ26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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