(8925) Boattini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1996 by Tombelli, M., Munari, U. at Cima Ekar.
Named in honor of Andrea Boattini (b. 1969). After developing a growing interest in minor planets, he graduated in 1996 from the University of Bologna with a thesis on near-Earth objects. He is involved in various projects related to NEO follow-up and search programs, with special interest in the NEO class known as Atens. He currently works at the Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale of the National Research Council in Rome. The discoverers have started their astrometric activity on minor planets together with him.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Boattini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boattini is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8925 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XG32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 1.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.932 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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