(15817) Lucianotesi Amor
Discovered on 28 August 1994 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at San Marcello.
Luciano Tesi (b. 1931) founded the Amateur Group of the Pistoiese Mountain in 1980. This later led to the construction of the Pian dei Termini Observatory. As director of the station, he has collaborated with the discoverers since 1994 in finding minor planets and following up near-Earth objects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lucianotesi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucianotesi is 1.34 au from the Sun and 0.544 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15817 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 QC |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Rotation period | 11.0 hours |
| Spectral type | Xc |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.47 |
| Orbital period | 1.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.17 – 1.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.248 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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