(87142) Delsanti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Audrey Delsanti (b. 1976) is an associate professor at the University of Aix-Marseille (France) who studies the chemical composition and physical properties of small bodies across the solar system.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Delsanti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delsanti is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 87142 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NL13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.91 km (#5,825 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0270 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.262 |
| Inclination | 18.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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