(20015) Liguori Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1991 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Domenico Liguori (b. 1970) is an Italian physicist and teacher who specializes in the study and understanding of cosmic rays and various physical phenomena. In 2023, he was awarded the Atlante Italian Teacher Award as the best Italian teacher of mathematics and physics.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #7, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liguori is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liguori is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20015 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 SR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.36 km (#11,926 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.337 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 15.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Domenico
All asteroids named after someone called Domenico
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