(7327) Crawford Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named in honor of David L. Crawford (b. 1931), astronomer at the Kitt Peak National Observatory recognized for his fundamental contributions to protecting dark skies around observatories from light pollution through good outdoor lighting practices. In 1972 he was instrumental in establishing the first comprehensive lighting code, which regulated outdoor lighting in southern Arizona, and the code has become a model for such regulation throughout the world. Crawford was cofounder and executive director of the International Dark-Sky Association, a worldwide organization dedicated to the preservation of dark skies. He was also responsible for establishing the fundamental standards of the Strömgren photometric system. Name suggested and citation provided by D. R. Davis.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Crawford is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Crawford is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7327 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 RZ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 3.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.768 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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