15460 Manca
15460 Manca, provisional designation 1998 YD10, is a Koronian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Boattini L. Tesi |
| Discovery site | San Marcello Pistoiese Obs. |
| Discovery date | 25 December 1998 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (15460) Manca |
Named after | Francesco Manca (Italian astronomer) |
Alternative designations | 1998 YD10 · 1994 ET1 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · Koronis |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 66.30 yr (24,216 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1671 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6460 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.9065 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0896 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.96 yr (1,810 days) |
Mean anomaly | 316.30° |
Mean motion | 0° 11m 56.04s / day |
| Inclination | 3.2872° |
Longitude of ascending node | 92.423° |
| 320.81° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5.17 km (calculated) 5.354±0.315 km |
Synodic rotation period | 7.2723±0.0209 h |
| 0.24 (assumed) 0.2949±0.0586 0.295±0.059 | |
| X · S | |
| 12.97±0.29 · 13.3 · 13.6 · 14.114±0.005 (S) | |
The asteroid was discovered on 25 December 1998, by Italian astronomers Andrea Boattini and Luciano Tesi at Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory in San Marcello Pistoiese, central Italy. It was named for Italian amateur astronomer Francesco Manca.
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