Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | P. Sicoli and F. Manca |
Discovery site | Sormano |
Discovery date | February 27, 1997 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 9115 |
Alternate name(s) | 1997 DG |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 2.6091978 |
Peri | 2.1819132 |
Eccentricity | 0.0891828 |
Orbital period | 1354.2778421 |
Mean anomaly | 267.14845 |
Inclination | 5.16429 |
Longitude of ascending node | 267.41890 |
Argument of peri | 344.93758 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
9115 Battisti (1997 DG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 27, 1997 by P. Sicoli and F. Manca at Sormano.
The asteroid is named in memory of Lucio Battisti, italian singer and songwriter considered to be one of the best and most influential musicians and authors in Italian pop/rock music history.
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