(10579) Diluca Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 July 1995 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Roberto Di Luca (b. 1959), amateur observer of lunar and asteroidal occultations, is network manager at the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Bologna. As a member of the Associazione Astrofili Bolognesi, he often collaborates with the group at the Osservatorio San Vittore in Bologna.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Diluca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Diluca is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10579 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 OE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.8 km (#4,183 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.109 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0559 |
| Inclination | 8.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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