(9115) Battisti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1997 by Sicoli, P., Manca, F. at Sormano.
Named in memory of Lucio Battisti (1943-1998), innovative Italian composer and singer. He wrote many songs for himself and other singers, among them “Emozioni” and “I giardini di marzo”. Beginning in 1973, he lived in a small village in the neighborhood of the observatory where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (19981208/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Battisti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Battisti is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9115 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 DG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.73 km (#9,331 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.195 |
| Rotation period | 5.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0895 |
| Inclination | 5.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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