15385 Dallolmo

asteroid

15385 Dallolmo (1997 SP4) is a Main-belt Asteroid that was found on September 25, 1997 by the Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna, Italy[1]

Dallolmo
Discovery
Discovered byOsservatorio San Vittore
Discovery siteBologna, Italy
Discovery dateSeptember 25, 1997
Designations
MPC designation15385
1997 SP4
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion3.1941169
Perihelion2.7301881
Eccentricity0.0783094
1862.1281362
305.78937
Inclination11.73796
130.68535
324.55770
Physical characteristics
13.6

It is named after Umberto Dall'Olmo (1925-1980), who was an amateur astronomer with college degrees in both law and physics; who spent most of his time observing Jupiter and studying flare stars. He was also interested in the history of astronomy and worked as a technician at the University of Bologna's Institute of Astronomy.[1]

Notes change

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jet Propulsion Laboratory at CalTech (11 May 2009). "15385 Dallolmo (1997 SP4)". Retrieved 1 August 2009.