(78125) Salimbeni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 July 2002 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Sara Salimbeni (b. 1977) obtained her degree in physics at “La Sapienza” University of Rome in 2003, with a thesis on the cosmological evolution of the deep field galaxy luminosity function. As a Ph.D. student at the University of Rome at Tor Vergata, she is continuing her studies of galaxies and structures evolution.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Salimbeni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salimbeni is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 78125 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 NU6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.98 km (#10,662 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 16.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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