(7060) Al-`Ijliya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Also known as Al-Asturlabiya, Al-ʻIjliya was an astrolabe maker who worked in the court of Sayf Al-Dawla, who was the emir of Aleppo from 945 to 967. Her father was also an astrolabe maker, and both were apprentices of Netulus, maker of the oldest surviving astrolabe.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #12, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Al-`Ijliya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Al-`Ijliya is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7060 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 SF11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0266 |
| Inclination | 1.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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