(14947) Luigibussolino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 1996 by Tombelli, M., Munari, U. at Cima Ekar.
Italian aerospace engineer Luigi Bussolino (b. 1947) has played a leading role in developing the integrated system IMPACT (International Monitoring Program for Asteroid and Comet Threat) and in designing STONES (Satellite To Observe Near Earth Object Spectra).Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luigibussolino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luigibussolino is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14947 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 AB4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.26 km (#16,679 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.416 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 4.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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