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15006 Samcristoforetti

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q13388916

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
15005 Guerriero[5]
Followed by
15007 Edoardopozio[6]
Absolute magnitude
+13.5, +13.55[17][18]
Albedo
+0.334[36]
Apoapsis
+3.277, +3.283571730459208[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+29.79038, +22.25430920621053[31][32]
Diameter
+5.269[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Giuseppe Forti, Maura Tombelli[1][2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+90.61246, +90.57025968590084[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+289.86405, +356.6466619969641[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Samantha Cristoforetti[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.03 (0.03–0.03, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+12.82688, +12.82696618676147[19][20]
Orbital period
+5.64, +2065.641264701486[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+3.0624185, +3.064877414026658[29][30]
Provisional designation
1996 VD10, 1998 DZ32, 1999 JN89[9][10][11]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.1695346, +3.174224572242933[25][26]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Cima Ekar Observing Station[3]
Time of discovery or invention
February 27, 1998[12]
Time of periapsis
+2461019.741092649[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en 15006 Samcristoforetti en Samcristoforetti de (15006) Samcristoforetti zh 小行星15006
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11b6wf1ml_
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20015006
Minor Planet Center body ID
15006

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 2
Maura Tombelli, Giuseppe Forti
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
15007 Edoardopozio
Followed by (predecessor) 1
15007 Edoardopozio
Follows 1
15005 Guerriero
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Samantha Cristoforetti
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
15005 Guerriero
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Cima Ekar Observing Station
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  1. [1] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 25w ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter → 5.269 kilometre
    Albedo → 0.334
    Followed by → 15007 Edoardopozio
    Follows → 15005 Guerriero
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