(7072) Beijingdaxue Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 February 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Where Beijingdaxue is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beijingdaxue is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7072 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 CB8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.17 km (#12,338 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.212 |
| Rotation period | 5.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 0.101° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (7800) Zhongkeyuan
- (8050) Beishida
- (8117) Yuanlongping
- (8311) Zhangdaning
- (8313) Christiansen
- (8315) Bajin
- (8412) Zhaozhongxian
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