(13740) Lastrucci Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1998 by Tombelli, M., Masotti, E. at Montelupo.
Liliana Lastrucci (b. 1948) is wife of the second discoverer.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lastrucci is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lastrucci is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13740 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.10 km (#12,501 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.348 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.273 |
| Inclination | 6.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.867 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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