(7058) Al-Tusi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (1135-c. 1213) was a Persian mathematician and astronomer who invented the linear astrolabe and developed new algebraic methods for solving certain types of cubic equations with positive solutions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Al-Tusi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Al-Tusi is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7058 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 SN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.62 km (#9,533 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.177 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 4.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.926 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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