(114612) Sandrasavaglio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 2003 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Sandra Savaglio (b. 1967) is a physicist and a leading researchers on γ-ray bursts. She has taught at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and at the Max Plank Institute in Germany. Savaglio is currently teaching astronomy at the University of Calabria.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #4, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sandrasavaglio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sandrasavaglio is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 114612 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 DV12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0756 |
| Inclination | 9.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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