(133744) Dellagiustina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Daniella Della-Giustina (b. 1986) worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as the Image Processing Lead and worked to pioneer the photogrammetric mapping of small irregular bodies.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dellagiustina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dellagiustina is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 133744 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 WD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.95 km (#15,340 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Daniella
All asteroids named after someone called Daniella
Also discovered on 16 November 2003
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