(7718) Desnoux Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 1997 by at Ramonville-St-Agne 31027 Buil, C..
Named in honor of Valérie Desnoux, talented amateur astronomer. Together with J. P. Rozelot and J. Rosch, she assisted in the development of a scanning heliometer at the Pic du Midi Observatory. Her work on the evolution of the spectra of Be stars with the T60 amateur telescope has also been very much appreciated.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Desnoux is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Desnoux is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7718 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 EP30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.6 km (#3,508 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.263 |
| Rotation period | 19.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 12.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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