(12384) Luigimartella Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1994 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Luigi Martella (b. 1956) is a well-known Italian amateur astronomer and a qualified builder and repairer of astronomical telescopes.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luigimartella is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luigimartella is 3.13 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12384 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.43 km (#5,466 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.151 |
| Rotation period | 6.44 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0937 |
| Inclination | 9.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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