(7960) Condorcet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Where Condorcet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Condorcet is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7960 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PW16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.15 km (#12,373 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.309 |
| Rotation period | 4.38 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0729 |
| Inclination | 3.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 August 1994
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- (7661) Reincken
- (8205) Van Dijck
- (8890) Montaigne
- (9079) Gesner
- (9205) Eddywally
- (9392) Cavaillon
- (9393) Apta
- (9394) Manosque
- (9395) Saint Michel
- (9638) Fuchs
- (9639) Scherer