(7714) Briccialdi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 1996 by Stroncone at Stroncone.
Named in memory of Giulio Briccialdi (1818-1881). Flutist and composer, he became a famous concert musician at the age of 15. He taught in Milan and Vienna and gave concerts in Europe and America. He invented a particular kind of flute and created the musical scales for it.Naming citation (19981208/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Briccialdi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Briccialdi is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7714 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 CC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.89 km (#15,469 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.306 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 1.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.920 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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