(41979) Lelumacri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 2000 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Luca Pacciorini (b. 1958), his partner Cristina Conedera (b. 1965) and their two children, Letizia (b. 2000) and Martino (b. 2002), are friends of the discoverer. The whole family is nicknamed “Lelumacri”.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-08-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lelumacri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lelumacri is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41979 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YK16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.23 km (#10,183 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 2.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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