Discovery date 16 October 1977 Observation arc 14044 days (38.45 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Gaetano Donizetti Asteroid group Asteroid belt | MPC designation 9912 Donizetti Discovered 16 October 1977 Spectral type S-type asteroid Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
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Discovered by C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld & T. Gehrels Alternative names 2078 T-3, 1979 BH1, 1989 SJ10 Aphelion 2.9475374 AU (440.94532 Gm) Discoverers Tom Gehrels, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld | ||
9912 Donizetti is an S-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.11 years. It is associated with the Rafita family of asteroids.
Discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on photographic plates taken by Tom Gehrels with the Samuel Oschin telescope at the Palomar Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "2078 T-3". It was later renamed "Donizetti" after Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti.
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