(251642) Leonardodicaprio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 June 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Leonardo DiCaprio (b. 1974) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and film producer, as well as an outspoken advocate for environmental issues. He has starred in numerous films and has won many awards, in addition to narrating and producing many environmental documentaries.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leonardodicaprio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leonardodicaprio is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 251642 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 LC97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.28 km (#10,096 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 18.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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