(793) Arizona Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 April 1907 by P. Lowell at Flagstaff.

Where Arizona is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsArizonaArizona

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arizona is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number793
Provisional designationA907 GZ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter26.6 km (#1,568 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.196
Rotation period7.40 hours
Spectral typeDU:
Absolute magnitude (H)10.2
Orbital period4.67 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.45 – 3.14 au
Eccentricity0.123
Inclination15.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.48 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.