Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | M. Cavagna and A. Testa |
Discovery site | Sormano |
Discovery date | October 20, 1998 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 13777 |
Alternate name(s) | 1998 UV6 |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 3.1943408 |
Peri | 2.6901218 |
Eccentricity | 0.0856865 |
Orbital period | 1843.3747932 |
Mean anomaly | 304.20925 |
Inclination | 1.09293 |
Longitude of ascending node | 269.64558 |
Argument of peri | 140.19776 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
13777 Cielobuio (1998 UV6) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 20, 1998 by M. Cavagna and A. Testa at Sormano.
It is named in honor of CieloBuio, an Italian association that promotes studies, technical solutions, laws and regulations to protect the darkness of the night sky.
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