(191582) Kikadolfi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 December 2003 by Tesi, L., Fagioli, G. at San Marcello.

Federica Dolfi (b. 1971) is an amateur astronomer and collaborator of the astronomical observatory in San Marcello Pistoiese. She is particularly interested in naked-eye and telescopic observations and in demonstrating the sky to visitors.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kikadolfi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kikadolfi is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number191582
Provisional designation2003 YK69
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.78 km (#13,263 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0940
Absolute magnitude (H)15.53
Orbital period5.71 years
Semi-major axis3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.81 – 3.58 au
Eccentricity0.119
Inclination4.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.82 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Federica

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