(7171) Arthurkraus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1988 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Baron Arthur Kraus (1854-1930) was a man of wide interests, including new technology, sports and aviation. He privately funded the Public Observatory at Pardubice in 1912, made observations of sunspots and mainly served as a sedulous popularizer of astronomy. The name was suggested by J. Ticha.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arthurkraus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arthurkraus is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7171 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 AT1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.67 km (#5,299 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 2.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.995 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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