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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | U. Munari and M. Tombelli |
| Discovery site | Cima Ekar |
| Discovery date | January 30, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8944 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 BF9 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5011591 |
| Peri | 2.7464169 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1208056 |
| Orbital period | 2016.6046103 |
| Mean anomaly | 329.21174 |
| Inclination | 0.79955 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 189.76101 |
| Argument of peri | 9.04408 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
8944 Ortigara (1997 BF9) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 30, 1997 by U. Munari and M. Tombelli at Cima Ekar. Its name derives from Mount Ortigara, located near the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory, is one of the highest peaks in the Asiago Tableland and was the location of one of the most famous and bloodiest alpine battles of World War I.