(7272) Darbydyar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 1980 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.
M. Darby Dyar (b. 1958) is a professor at Mount Holyoke College who specializes in Mössbauer spectroscopy of terrestrial and extraterrestrial material. Data from her laboratory have been vital for understanding Mössbauer measurements by the Mars Exploration Rovers.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Darbydyar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Darbydyar is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7272 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 DD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.04 km (#6,538 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Rotation period | 30.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0982 |
| Inclination | 9.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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