(9934) Caccioppoli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Francesco Caccioppoli (1855-1904) directed the Naval Institute in Procida, near Napoli, and was a passionate observer of the sky. Renato Caccioppoli (1904-1959) was an outstanding mathematician who carried out seminal work on linear and nonlinear differential equations. The name was suggested by E. Perozzi.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caccioppoli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caccioppoli is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9934 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 UC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.69 km (#6,883 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.108 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 16.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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