(7850) Buenos Aires Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 June 1996 by L. Macri at Mount Hopkins.

Where Buenos Aires is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBuenos AiresBuenos Aires

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Buenos Aires is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7850
Provisional designation1996 LH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.19 km (#14,720 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.228
Absolute magnitude (H)15.02
Orbital period3.76 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.105
Inclination7.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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