(7002) Bronshten Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 26 July 1971 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Vitalij Aleksandrovich Bronshten (b. 1918) is a Moscow astronomer and specialist in physics and cosmogony of the minor bodies of the solar system. In addition, he contributed extensively to the development of amateur astronomy in the former U.S.S.R.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bronshten is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bronshten is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7002 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 OV |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.67 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.57 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.332 |
| Inclination | 4.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.567 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.