(7057) Al-Farabi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Fārābī (c. 872-c. 951) spent much of his life in Baghdad as a prominent philosopher, scientist and music scholar. He revived and internationalized the Aristotelian tradition, translated the philosopher's works from Greek to Arabic, and preserved and expanded upon them in his own writings.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Al-Farabi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Al-Farabi is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7057 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.26 km (#12,137 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.341 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 5.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.972 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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