(29361) Botticelli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 1996 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), Italian painter, painted some walls of the Sistine Chapel of the Basilica of St. Peter's in Rome, as well as The Birth of Venus (c. 1485).Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Botticelli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Botticelli is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29361 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 CY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.34 km (#16,539 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.246 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0918 |
| Inclination | 6.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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