(7330) Annelemaitre Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named in honor of Belgian mathematician Anne Lemaître (b. 1957) for her pioneering analytic studies of the dynamics of minor planets in mean-motion resonances. She has also investigated the process of adiabatic capture into resonance, and has computed accurate proper elements for objects with large orbital eccentricities and inclinations. Name suggested and citation provided by A. Morbidelli.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Annelemaitre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annelemaitre is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7330 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 TD |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.35 km (#11,954 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.389 |
| Rotation period | 4.44 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.65 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.301 |
| Inclination | 21.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.781 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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