(7499) L'Aquila Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 July 1996 by Boattini, A., Di Paola, A. at Campo Imperatore.
L´Aquila is a medieval town of about 53 000 people in central Italy, near the Gran Sasso massif where the Campo Imperatore station is located. The first town of the Abruzzo region, it contains many fine examples of Romanesque and Renaissance art, such as the S. Maria di Collemaggio and the Fountain of 99 Spouts.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where L'Aquila is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: L'Aquila is 3.55 au from the Sun and 4.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7499 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 OO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.4 km (#3,929 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.115 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.74 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 9.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 July 1996
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