(7704) Dellen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.
Dellen, two connected lakes in the Swedish province of Hälsingland, are appreciated among fly-fishermen for their unique population of salmon trout. This 15-km-wide lake system was formed approximately 110 million years ago, as the result of a meteorite impact.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dellen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dellen is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7704 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 EB7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.81 km (#10,984 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.304 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0604 |
| Inclination | 6.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 March 1992
- (6273) Kiruna
- (7248) Alvsjo
- (7292) Prosperin
- (8678) Bal
- (8868) Hjorter
- (8871) Svanberg
- (9056) Piskunov
- (10106) Lergrav
- (10795) Babben
- (11069) Bellqvist
- (11532) Gullin
- (11533) Akeback