(261291) Fucecchio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 2005 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.
Fucecchio is a historic town located midway between Pisa and Florence. Each year in May a carnival is held here called the “Palio delle Contrade”, a pageant reproducing the historical events of Fucecchio around 1200 AD.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-04-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fucecchio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fucecchio is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 261291 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UC159 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0644 |
| Inclination | 9.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.