(7042) Carver Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1933 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Named in memory of George Washington Carver (1860-1943), credited by many as the first black American scientist. Born into slavery, he was largely self-educated, but he earned a master's degree in science in 1896 and devoted the remainder of his life to agricultural research, especially the development of food and household products from peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes. His scientific stature earned him election to the Royal Society in 1916, but Carver was also an outstanding teacher, artist and humanitarian. He is perhaps best remembered for his most enduring and beloved invention, peanut butter. Name suggested and citation prepared by G. C. L. Aikman.Naming citation (19961224/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Carver is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carver is 1.82 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7042 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 FE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.45 km (#11,731 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.781 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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