(12812) Cioni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1996 by Tombelli, M., Munari, U. at Cima Ekar.
Giovanni Cioni (1943-2002) was an amateur astronomer of the Montelupo Group.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cioni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cioni is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12812 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 CN7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.68 km (#8,021 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 2.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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