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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | P. Sicoli and F. Manca |
| Discovery site | Sormano |
| Discovery date | February 7, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18556 |
| Named after | Franco Battiato |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 CC7 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0924911 |
| Peri | 3.0177845 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0122264 |
| Orbital period | 1950.4939707 |
| Mean anomaly | 210.06297 |
| Inclination | 10.14157 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 125.19638 |
| Argument of peri | 203.54542 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
18556 Battiato (1997 CC7) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 7, 1997 by P. Sicoli and F. Manca at Sormano.
The asteroid was dedicated to the Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato.[1]
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