(181241) Dipasquale Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 2005 by V. S. Casulli at Vallemare Borbona.
Pietro Di Pasquale (b. 1947) is a cardiologist at the hospital in Palermo city. He has written numerous papers on cardiology.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #9, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dipasquale is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dipasquale is 3.22 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 181241 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UD7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.09 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0286 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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