(85368) Elisabettacioni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1996 by Munari, U., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Elisabetta Cioni (b. 1962) has been an amateur astronomer at the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 2004. She is also a ceramic decorator.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elisabettacioni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elisabettacioni is 2.13 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85368 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 CQ7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.215 |
| Inclination | 1.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.905 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Elisabetta
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Also discovered on 14 February 1996
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- (7900) Portule
- (9425) Marconcini
- (9426) Aliante
- (9427) Righini
- (9897) Malerba
- (10175) Aenona
- (10176) Gaiavettori
- (12811) Rigonistern
- (12812) Cioni
- (12813) Paolapaolini