(8112) Cesi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 May 1995 by Stroncone at Stroncone.

Named in memory of Federico Cesi (1585–1630), a scientist and humanist of the Italian Renaissance who devoted his life and property to the Academy of the Lincei, which he founded at the age of eighteen and of which Galileo was a member. He published numerous works about nature, including Galileo's Istoria e Dimostrazioni intorno alle Macchie Solari and tables of classification for the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Cesi is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cesi is 3.14 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	8112
Provisional designation	1995 JJ
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	8.54 km (#6,119 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0960
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.76
Orbital period	5.16 years
Semi-major axis	2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.80 – 3.17 au
Eccentricity	0.0623
Inclination	5.44°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.82 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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