(346810) Giancabattisti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 2009 by V. S. Casulli at Vallemare Borbona.
Giancarlo Battisti (b. 1942) is a very enthusiastic Italian amateur astronomer. He is the author of the graphical Atlas of Galaxies (2008).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Giancabattisti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giancabattisti is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 346810 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 CD40 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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