(7121) Busch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Busch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Busch is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7121 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 AL7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.23 km (#10,190 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0905 |
| Inclination | 2.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 January 1989
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- (5904) Wurttemberg
- (6482) Steiermark
- (9322) Lindenau
- (11496) Grass
- (19136) Strassmann
- (24671) Frankmartin