(15386) Nicolini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1997 by Madonna di Dossobuono at Dossobuono.
Martino Nicolini, a nuclear engineer, is very active in amateur astronomy. He measures positions of minor planets at the Cavezzo Observatory, near Modena, and has written software for processing CCD images.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nicolini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nicolini is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15386 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 ST4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 6.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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