(119602) Italodimaria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 2001 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Italo Di Maria (1942–2002) was a town clerk in Sicily and the father of Dario Di Maria, one of the Farra d'Isonzo amateur astronomers who discovered this minor planet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #6, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Italodimaria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Italodimaria is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 119602 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 WD15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0666 |
| Inclination | 1.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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