(7794) Sanvito Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 1996 by Munari, U., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Named in honor of Roberto di San Vito, amateur astronomer. Strongly committed to astronomy and astrometry, he is supporting a new observatory in Montelupo that will bear his name, the “San Vito Observatory”.Naming citation (19981005/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sanvito is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sanvito is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7794 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 AD4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.56 km (#11,511 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.309 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 5.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.956 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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