(13638) Fiorenza Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 February 1996 by Tombelli, M., Munari, U. at Cima Ekar.

Fiorenza Tombelli (b. 1950) is a sister of the first discoverer.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Fiorenza is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fiorenza is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number13638
Provisional designation1996 CJ7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.74 km (#13,349 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.347
Absolute magnitude (H)14.27
Orbital period3.61 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 2.57 au
Eccentricity0.0925
Inclination7.46°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

Also discovered on 14 February 1996

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