(9446) Cicero Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
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Where Cicero is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cicero is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9446 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 JT11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.2 km (#3,627 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 1.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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