(7679) Asiago Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 February 1996 by Munari, U., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.

Where Asiago is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAsiagoAsiago

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asiago is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7679
Provisional designation1996 CA9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.72 km (#9,350 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.258
Absolute magnitude (H)13.21
Orbital period4.12 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.19 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.146
Inclination13.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.25 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 15 February 1996

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