(7680) Cari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 April 1996 by Stroncone at Stroncone.
Named in memory of Amleto Cari (1904-1982). A versatile athlete of rare talent, from 1919 to 1933 he was captain of the Terni football team that, under his guidance, reached the national league.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Cari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cari is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7680 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 HB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,580 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 8.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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