(7515) Marrucino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 1986 by G. De Sanctis at La Silla.
Marrucino was an ancient tribe that lived in Abruzzo. San Martino sulla Marrucina is renowned worldwide for its wine and chitarra, a special kind of pasta. It is also famous for polverieri, a group of artisans and merchants who for five centuries produced gunpowder from grape charcoal following a secret recipe.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marrucino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marrucino is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7515 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 EF5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0164 |
| Inclination | 0.195° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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