(7498) Blanik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1996 by Z. Moravec at Klet.
Where Blanik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Blanik is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7498 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 BF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.0 km (#2,673 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.106 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.14 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.11 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0205 |
| Inclination | 20.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 January 1996
- (7359) Messier
- (7796) Jaracimrman
- (7846) Setvak
- (9424) Hiroshinishiyama
- (9793) Torvalds
- (14948) Bartuska
- (15853) Benedettafoglia