(15845) Bambi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Bambi was a fictional young deer in Walt Disney's 1942 animated eponymous film. Bambi's fate has been an emotional experience for generations of children the world over. The name was suggested by R. Jedicke and P. Jedicke.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Bambi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bambi is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15845 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UC17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 7.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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