(6882) Sormano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 1995 by Sicoli, P., Giuliani, V. at Sormano.
Named in honor of the mountain village of Sormano and its nearby observatory where this object was discovered. The facility, built in 1986 by amateur astronomers of the Gruppo Astrofili Brianza, is located in the pre-Alps of Lombardy, between the southern arms of Lake Como. Since its foundation, the observatory has been involved in astrometric work on minor planets and comets, in particular the follow-up of near-Earth objects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sormano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sormano is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6882 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 CC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.10 km (#6,477 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.269 |
| Rotation period | 3.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.