(7329) Bettadotto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named in honor of Elisabetta Dotto (b. 1965), Italian planetary scientist. Dotto studied the rotational properties of a large number of minor planets by carrying out accurate photometric observations. She assisted the Galileo mission fly-by of (243) Ida by determining the spin vector and a reference shape using ground-based observations, and she contributed to the ISO mission by interpreting infrared observations. Name suggested and citation prepared by M. A. Barucci and M. Fulchignoni.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bettadotto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bettadotto is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7329 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 GK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.42 km (#7,185 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.168 |
| Rotation period | 8.99 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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