(12814) Vittorio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1996 by Tombelli, M., Munari, U. at Cima Ekar.
Vittorio Beltrami (b. 1926) continuously promoted, supported and encouraged scientific and technological initiatives, in particular at the Belgirate Asteroids-Comets-Meteors Congress in 1993, and also during international events involving space and astronomy, with special attention to minor bodies of the solar system.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vittorio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vittorio is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12814 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 CG9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.23 km (#12,193 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.206 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 6.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.987 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.