(7086) Bopp Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 October 1991 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.

Where Bopp is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBoppBopp

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bopp is 1.94 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7086
Provisional designation1991 TA1
Orbit classInner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.00 km (#12,739 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.366
Rotation period29.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.01
Orbital period2.64 years
Semi-major axis1.91 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.74 – 2.08 au
Eccentricity0.0871
Inclination25.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.746 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 5 October 1991

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