(9716) Severina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1975 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Severina Feitknecht-Gallati (1945-2000), who hailed from Glarus, the same home town as the discoverer, was a highly esteemed physician at Interlaken. She was also a persevering mountaineer, who died in a tragic accident in the Bernese Alps.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Severina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Severina is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9716 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 UE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.17 km (#10,308 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.263 |
| Rotation period | 2.97 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 2.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.911 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.