(7213) Conae Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 May 1967 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
CONAE, the Argentinian National Committee for Space Activities, was established in 1991. It is the government body in charge of the administration and control of space projects throughout the country.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Conae is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Conae is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7213 |
| Provisional designation | 1967 KB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.32 km (#12,002 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.313 |
| Rotation period | 5.39 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.250 |
| Inclination | 3.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.901 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.