(15375) Laetitiafoglia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1997 by Munari, U., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Laetitia Foglia (b. 2003) is the elder daughter of Sergio and Paola Diomede, friends of the discoverers. Laetitia is the youngest amateur astronomer of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-02-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laetitiafoglia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laetitiafoglia is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15375 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 BO9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.42 km (#16,415 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.330 |
| Rotation period | 3.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0575 |
| Inclination | 4.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 January 1997
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- (8941) Junsaito
- (8942) Takagi
- (8943) Stefanozavka
- (8944) Ortigara
- (11348) Allegra
- (12031) Kobaton
- (20194) Ilarialocantore
- (20195) Mariovinci
- (22467) Koharumi
- (31091) Bettiventicinque
- (46691) Ghezzi
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- (7847) Mattiaorsi
- (7900) Portule
- (8944) Ortigara
- (9426) Aliante
- (12811) Rigonistern
- (14061) Nagincox
- (15853) Benedettafoglia
- (20195) Mariovinci
- (24857) Sperello
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