(15497) Lucca Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 February 1999 by S. Donati at Monte Agliale.

The ancient city of Lucca, on the banks of the river Serchio, is the capital of Tuscany. It is in the center of a very fertile valley and is surrounded by hills. On one of these hills there can be found the Agliale Mount Observatory, from which this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

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Where Lucca is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucca is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	15497
Provisional designation	1999 DE7
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	7.42 km (#7,186 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0880
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.57
Orbital period	5.58 years
Semi-major axis	3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.81 – 3.48 au
Eccentricity	0.106
Inclination	2.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.80 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 23 February 1999

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