(379130) Lopresti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 2009 by Tesi, L., Fagioli, G. at San Marcello.
Claudio Lopresti is an Italian amateur astronomer. Founder of the Digital Astronomy Group and discoverer of numerous variable stars, in 2007 he discovered the first transit of an extrasolar planet, in the constellation of Cassiopeia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #9, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lopresti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lopresti is 3.75 au from the Sun and 4.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 379130 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 CA20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.276 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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