(29363) Ghigabartolini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1996 by Munari, U., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Ludovica “Ghiga” Bartolini (b. 2016) is the granddaughter of the second discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #12, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ghigabartolini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ghigabartolini is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29363 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 CW8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.17 km (#14,772 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.160 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0659 |
| Inclination | 6.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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