(7635) Carolinesmith Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 1983 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Caroline Smith (b. 1976) the Head of Earth Sciences Collections and Principal Curator of Meteorites at the Natural History Museum in London. She studies mineralogy of meteorites, notably ureilites, to understand planetary processes, collected meteorites in Australia and has been principal editor of the Meteoritical Bulletin.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolinesmith is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolinesmith is 2.81 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7635 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 VH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.2 km (#1,758 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.06 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0994 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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