(145962) Lacchini Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 29 December 1999 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Giovanni Battista Lacchini (1884-1967) was an Italian astronomer, noted for his work on variable stars. He published over 100 papers and was a founding member of the AAVSO. A crater on the farside of the moon bears his name.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lacchini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lacchini is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 145962 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 YH5 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.12 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.51 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.328 |
| Inclination | 24.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.703 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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