(15041) Paperetti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1998 by Tesi, L., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.
Emiliano Paperetti (b. 1951) is an amateur astronomer who lives in the Tuscan city of Pistoia. Among his primary interests there is the development of astronomical software that also served the team involved in research on minor planets at San Marcello Pistoiese.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paperetti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paperetti is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15041 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XB5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.53 km (#16,199 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 5.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.879 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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