(15005) Guerriero Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1997 by Tombelli, M., Munari, U. at Cima Ekar.
Luciano Guerriero (b. 1930) played a key role in the development of the first Italian National Space Program and the promotion of important international space research missions in astronomy. The name was suggested by F. Bevilacqua, C. Casacci and E. Vallerani.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Guerriero is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guerriero is 3.26 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15005 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XY10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.54 km (#6,117 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.153 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.67 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 5.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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