(8215) Zanonato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1995 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T. at Nachi-Katsuura.
Flavio Zanonato (b. 1950) is a prominent businessman and civic-minded amateur astronomer in his native city of Padova. For the past 15 years he has spearheaded initiatives to restore Padova's great astronomical heritage, e.g., the great clock.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zanonato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zanonato is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8215 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 FZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.62 km (#13,669 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0854 |
| Inclination | 2.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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