(132741) Liliacapocaccia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 August 2002 by F. Bernardi M. Tombelli at Campo Imperatore.
Lilia Capocaccia (1932–2024) was an Italian naturalist and an expert on reptiles. She was the first female director of the Doria Natural History Museum and was president of the Association of Friends of the Genoa Aquarium. In her long career she was committed to the dissemination of science.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liliacapocaccia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liliacapocaccia is 3.02 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 132741 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PU33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.25 km (#10,139 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.74 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0143 |
| Inclination | 1.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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