(39871) Lucagrazzini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1998 by Forti, G., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Luca Grazzini (b. 1974) is a member of the astrometry team of the Astronomical Observatory “Beppe Forti” (code K83) in Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #1, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lucagrazzini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucagrazzini is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39871 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DB33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.58 km (#13,754 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.416 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 8.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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