8944 Ortigara (1997 BF9) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 30 1997 by U. Munari and M. Tombelli at Cima Ekar. Its name derives from Mount Ortigara located near the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory is one of the highest peaks in the Asiago Tableland and was the location of one of the most famous and bloodiest alpine battles of World War I.
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