(8081) Leopardi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 February 1988 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.

Named in memory of Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), Italian poet and prose writer famous for his collection of poems I Canti and the collection of prose Operette Morali. When he was only 15 years old he wrote an erudite history of astronomy, recently reprinted in Italy.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Leopardi is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leopardi is 2.03 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	8081
Provisional designation	1988 DD
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	8.40 km (#6,224 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0600
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.33
Orbital period	3.54 years
Semi-major axis	2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.92 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity	0.173
Inclination	12.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.941 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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