(97268) Serafinozani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
In 1993 the family of Serafino Zani built the Lumezzane Observatory in Brescia and gave it to the local amateur astronomers so that they are able to obtain both astrometry and photometry of minor planets.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Serafinozani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Serafinozani is 3.35 au from the Sun and 4.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 97268 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XD127 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.291 |
| Inclination | 5.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.838 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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