(7918) Berrilli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Francesco Berrilli (b. 1958) is a professor in the Physics Department of the University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, where he teaches a solar physics and astrophysics laboratory. He is Principal Investigator of the ADAHELI solar satellite project of the Italian Space Agency.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Berrilli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Berrilli is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7918 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EJ22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.222 |
| Inclination | 5.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.899 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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