(7156) Flaviofusipecci Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 1981 by Debehogne, H., De Sanctis, G. at La Silla.
Flavio Fusi Pecci (b. 1948) is an Italian astrophysicist who has made major contributions to the study of globular clusters. He was director of the Bologna and Cagliari astronomical observatories.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Flaviofusipecci is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Flaviofusipecci is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7156 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.8 km (#4,166 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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