(6852) Nannibignami Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1985 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Giovanni Bignami (b. 1944) is an astrophysicist who contributed to the realization and scientific exploitation of the major space missions devoted to gamma-ray astronomy. He was president of the Italian Space Agency and COSPAR, and now of the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nannibignami is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nannibignami is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6852 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 CN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.15 km (#12,378 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.372 |
| Rotation period | 3.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 2.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.995 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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