Discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell MPC designation 9934 Caccioppoli Discovered 20 October 1985 Spectral type C-type asteroid Named after Renato Caccioppoli Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 20 October 1985 Observation arc 11117 days (30.44 yr) Orbits Sun Discoverer Edward L. G. Bowell Discovery site Anderson Mesa Station | |
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Alternative names 1985 UC, 1981 SK7, 1989 TG14 Aphelion 3.1766383 AU (475.21833 Gm) | ||
9934 Caccioppoli is a C-type main belt asteroid of the solar system. It orbits the Sun once every 4.14 years.
Discovered on October 20, 1985 by Ted Bowell it was given the provisional designation "1985 UC". Later, it was renamed "Caccioppoli" in honour of Francis Caccioppoli, the director of the Naval Institute in Procida, and Renato Caccioppoli, an Italian mathematician, at the suggestion of Ettore Perozzi.
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