(7092) Cadmus Apollo

Discovered on 4 June 1992 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.

Where Cadmus is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCadmusCadmus

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cadmus is 4.24 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7092
Provisional designation1992 LC
Orbit classApollo · near-Earth
Diameter6.32 km (#8,484 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0460
Absolute magnitude (H)15.12
Orbital period4.06 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion0.779 – 4.31 au
Eccentricity0.694
Inclination17.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.101 au

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

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