(7016) Conandoyle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 1991 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Educated as a physician, Scots-born Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) became famous for his Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the detective-story genre. His other best-known works include A Study in Scarlet (1886), The Lost World (1912) and The Poison Belt (1913).Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Conandoyle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Conandoyle is 2.05 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7016 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 YG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.08 km (#12,529 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.320 |
| Rotation period | 6.54 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 4.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.888 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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