Discovery date 13 February 1986 Minor planet category main-belt Aphelion 2.7466 AU (410.89 Gm) Absolute magnitude 12.8 Discovered by San Vittore Observatory Discovery site San Vittore Observatory | MPC designation 3951 Zichichi Observation arc 14317 days (39.20 yr) Discovered 13 February 1986 Orbits Sun Named after Antonino Zichichi Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1986 CK1; 1938 UG
1976 JG9; 1979 DR
1981 UJ12; 1986 AU2 | ||
3951 Zichichi (1986 CK1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 13, 1986, by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna. A moon was discovered orbiting at a distance of 16 km in 2006, but not announced until 2011.
It is named after Italian nuclear physicist Antonino Zichichi.
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