(14129) DiBucci Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Janet DiBucci mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Brentwood Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where DiBucci is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: DiBucci is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14129 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QO95 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 12.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 6.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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