(82937) Lesicki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2001 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P. at Ondrejov.
Andrzej Lesicki (b. 1950) is a cellular biologist working at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. From his position as Rector of the university, he has actively supported asteroid research at the university's observatory and helped to develop a computer cluster that is used for modeling asteroids from their lightcurves.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lesicki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lesicki is 3.29 au from the Sun and 4.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 82937 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QW113 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.98 km (#7,678 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Rotation period | 8.19 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.94 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0682 |
| Inclination | 21.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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