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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | M. Tombelli and U. Munari |
| Discovery site | Cima Ekar |
| Discovery date | December 7, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 15005 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 XY10 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6600639 |
| Peri | 2.6725767 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1559361 |
| Orbital period | 2057.9303977 |
| Mean anomaly | 1.55946 |
| Inclination | 5.85893 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 58.18649 |
| Argument of peri | 303.00570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
15005 Guerriero (1997 XY10) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 7, 1997 by M. Tombelli and U. Munari at Cima Ekar.
Luciano Guerriero (b. 1930) played a key role in the development of the first Italian National Space Program and the promotion of important international space research missions in astronomy. The name was suggested by F. Bevilacqua, C. Casacci and E. Vallerani.