(283461) Leacipaola Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 2001 by L. Tesi at San Marcello.
Paola Leaci (b. 1980) is a researcher at the Physics Department of the Rome Sapienza University. Her current research fields are gravitational wave physics, gravitational wave data analysis, pulsar searches, observational relativity and cosmology.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leacipaola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leacipaola is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 283461 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 PX28 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.60 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.290 |
| Inclination | 6.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.594 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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