(114608) Emanuelepace Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 February 2003 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Emanuele Pace (b. 1964), professor of Space Technologies and Astrophysics Laboratory, University of Florence (UoF), is Project Manager of the Italian contribution to ESA's ARIEL space mission for the study of exoplanetary atmospheres. He is also director of the Multifunctional Chianti Observatory managed by the UoF. Name proposed by M. Di Martino.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emanuelepace is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emanuelepace is 3.66 au from the Sun and 4.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 114608 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 DC7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| Inclination | 17.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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