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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | S. Donati |
| Discovery site | Agliale Mount Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 23, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 15497 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 DE7 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4934533 |
| Peri | 2.7803891 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1136567 |
| Orbital period | 2029.3353960 |
| Mean anomaly | 163.86836 |
| Inclination | 2.69183 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 80.46329 |
| Argument of peri | 142.60643 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
15497 Lucca (1999 DE7) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 23, 1999 by S. Donati at Agliale Mount Observatory.
The ancient city of Lucca, on the banks of the river Serchio, is the capital of Tuscany. It is in the center of a very fertile valley and is surrounded by hills. On one of these hills there can be found the Agliale Mount Observatory, from which this minor planet was discovered.