(7149) Bernie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
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Where Bernie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernie is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7149 |
| Provisional designation | 3220 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.59 km (#5,359 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 1.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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