(15414) Pettirossi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 January 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Silvio Pettirossi (1887-1917) was a Paraguayan aviation pioneer and first president of the Aeroclub del Paraguay, which he founded in 1914. He died in an aircraft accident in Argentina. Name suggested and citation provided by W. A. Fröger.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pettirossi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pettirossi is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15414 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BC35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.17 km (#12,340 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.336 |
| Rotation period | 2.71 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0402 |
| Inclination | 3.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.