(7512) Monicalazzarin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named in honor of Monica Lazzarin (b. 1963), Italian planetary scientist at Padova Observatory. Lazzarin is an expert in the spectroscopic observation of comets and minor planets and has obtained interesting results on the relationship between these objects. She has studied aqueous alteration in C-class minor planets and has helped understand the compositions of the Centaurs. Lazzarin is involved in planning the Rosetta mission. Name suggested and citation prepared by M. A. Barucci and M. Fulchignoni.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Monicalazzarin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Monicalazzarin is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7512 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 CA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.7 km (#3,472 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 26.2 hours |
| Spectral type | Ch |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 7.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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