(8935) Beccaria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 January 1997 by Sicoli, P., Cavagna, M. at Sormano.
Cesare Beccaria (1738-1794) was an Italian Enlightenment thinker. In his most important work, Dei delitti e delle pene, Beccaria took sides against the death penalty, supporting the educational function of punishment.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beccaria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beccaria is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8935 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AV13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.27 km (#14,549 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.181 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 4.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.904 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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