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9957 Raffaellosanti

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Discovered by
  
F. Börngen

MPC designation
  
9957 Raffaellosanti

Discovered
  
6 October 1991

Discoverer
  
Freimut Börngen

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
6 October 1991

Observation arc
  
10425 days (28.54 yr)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Raphael

9957 Raffaellosanti

Alternative names
  
1991 TO13, 1987 QG7, 1994 RP

Aphelion
  
2.5824216 AU (386.32477 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Karl Schwarzschild Observatory

People also search for
  
Sun, 100019 Gregorianik, 100029 Varnhagen, 10114 Greifswald, 100033 Taizé, 10116 Robertfranz

9957 Raffaellosanti is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.46 years.

Discovered on October 6, 1991 by F. Börngen, it was given the provisional designation "1991 TO13". It was later renamed "Raffaellosanti" after Raffaello Sanzio, a master of the Italian Renaissance.

References

9957 Raffaellosanti Wikipedia