(7275) Earlcarpenter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 1983 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.
Earl Carpenter (b. 1934) taught physics to thousands of students over the course of 35 years at Salesianum High School in Wilmington, Delaware where he inspired them to rely on their own problem-solving skills.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-02-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Earlcarpenter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Earlcarpenter is 3.11 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7275 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 CY2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.8 km (#3,795 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0602 |
| Inclination | 9.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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