(7248) Alvsjo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.
Älvsjö, now a residential suburb of Stockholm, is the location of the battle of Brännkyrka (1518), in which the young king-to-be Gustaf Vasa participated. More than a thousand lives were lost, and many streets of Älvsjö bear the names of men killed in the battle.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alvsjo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alvsjo is 2.24 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7248 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 EV21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 5.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.799 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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