(7126) Cureau Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 April 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Cureau is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCureauCureau

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cureau is 2.67 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7126
Provisional designation1991 GJ4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.74 km (#9,314 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.213
Rotation period81.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.75
Orbital period4.80 years
Semi-major axis2.84 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.64 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.0709
Inclination1.26°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.63 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 8 April 1991

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