(8944) Ortigara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1997 by Munari, U., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Mount Ortigara, located near the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory, is one of the highest peaks in the Asiago Tableland and was the location of one of the most famous and bloodiest alpine battles of World War I.Naming citation (19981005/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ortigara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ortigara is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8944 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 BF9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.62 km (#6,978 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0920 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 0.840° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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