(7265) Edithmuller Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Edithmuller is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edithmuller is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7265
Provisional designation2908 T-2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.40 km (#14,213 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.505
Absolute magnitude (H)14.06
Orbital period3.81 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.0795
Inclination5.94°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.25 au

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

Also discovered on 30 September 1973

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