(8885) Sette Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 March 1994 by Tombelli, M., Goretti, V. at Cima Ekar.
Named in honor of Giancarlo Sette (b. 1927), Italian amateur astronomer. Since 1950 he has focused his attention mainly on astronomical photography with several groups of amateur astronomers in Bologna. From 1975 to 1981, at San Vittore Observatory, he was involved in the International Planetary Patrol Program of the Lowell Observatory. He still devotes his time to wide-field Schmidt astronomical photography.Naming citation (19981005/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sette is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sette is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8885 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 EL3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.70 km (#7,998 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0930 |
| Rotation period | 261 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0833 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.