Abstract. We prove the following result: for any ε > 0, only C(ε)n sample points are enough to obtain (1 + ε)-approximation of the inertia ellipsoid of an unconditional convex body in R n . Moreover, for any ρ > 1, already ρn sample points give isomorphic approximation of the inertia ellipsoid. The proofs rely on an adaptation of the moments method from Random Matrix Theory.