(11600) Cipolla Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1995 by Stroncone at Stroncone.
Carlo Cipolla (b. 1925) is a skillful chemist and amateur astronomer fond of popularizing astronomy and transmitting his passion and knowledge to the younger generations.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cipolla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cipolla is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11600 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.72 km (#9,353 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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