(15353) Meucci Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 November 1994 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Antonio Meucci (1808-1889) was an inventor of the telephone.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meucci is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meucci is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15353 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 WA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.53 km (#13,879 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.225 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 4.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.854 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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