7794 Sanvito
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | U. Munari M. Tombelli |
| Discovery site | Cima Ekar Observing Stn. |
| Discovery date | 15 January 1996 |
| Designations | |
| (7794) Sanvito | |
Named after | Roberto di San Vito (Italian amateur astronomer) |
| 1996 AD4 · 1980 TH6 1987 QG5 · 1987 SM24 1987 UF7 · 1993 HC8 | |
| main-belt · (inner) Vesta | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 37.30 yr (13,625 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.6417 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9626 AU |
| 2.3021 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1475 |
| 3.49 yr (1,276 d) | |
| 308.03° | |
| 0° 16m 55.92s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.6731° |
| 221.43° | |
| 86.191° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4.558±0.169 km | |
| 0.309±0.092 | |
| 14.0 | |
7794 Sanvito, provisional designation 1996 AD4, is a bright Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.6 kilometers (2.9 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 15 January 1996, by Italian astronomers Ulisse Munari and Maura Tombelli at the Cima Ekar Observing Station in Tuscany, Italy. The likely V-type asteroid was named after Italian amateur astronomer Roberto di San Vito.