(7280) Bergengruen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Bergengruen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bergengruen is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7280 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RA3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.28 km (#14,529 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.237 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.244 |
| Inclination | 1.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.937 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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