(14975) Serasin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1997 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.

Antonietta Serasin (b. 1957) is an amateur astronomer who lives in Padua.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Serasin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Serasin is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number14975
Provisional designation1997 SA3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.75 km (#11,115 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.164
Absolute magnitude (H)14.53
Orbital period4.52 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.0635
Inclination3.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.55 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 24 September 1997

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