9912 Donizetti

9912 Donizetti
Orbit of Donizetti (blue) with the inner planets and Jupiter (outermost)
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. J. van Houten
I. van Houten-G.
T. Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date16 October 1977
Designations
(9912) Donizetti
Named after
Gaetano Donizetti
(Italian composer)[2]
2078 T-3 · 1979 BH1
1989 SJ10
main-belt · (middle) · Rafita [3][4]: 23 
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc39.66 yr (14,486 days)
Aphelion2.9466 AU
Perihelion2.1790 AU
2.5628 AU
Eccentricity0.1498
4.10 yr (1,499 days)
61.175°
0° 14m 24.72s / day
Inclination7.2616°
344.18°
227.50°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.54 km (calculated)[5]
6.922±0.310 km[6][7]
6.228±0.0018 h (R)[8]
6.230±0.0018 h (R)[8]
0.20 (assumed)[5]
0.255±0.043[6][7]
S [5][9]
12.838±0.003 (R)[8] · 12.9[1][6] · 12.903±0.003 (R)[8] · 13.08±0.35[9] · 13.29[5]

9912 Donizetti, provisional designation 2078 T-3, is a stony Rafita asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 km in diameter. It was discovered during the third Palomar–Leiden Trojan survey in 1977, and named after Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti.

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