(126247) Laurafaggioli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 2002 by A.M. Teodorescu F. Bernardi at Campo Imperatore.
Laura Faggioli (b. 1980) is an Italian mathematician working at ESA's Planetary Defence Office. She works on orbit determination and risk assessment of near-Earth asteroids to support impact monitoring and planetary defense activities.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laurafaggioli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laurafaggioli is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 126247 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AL67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0762 |
| Inclination | 9.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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