(7551) Edstolper Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Edward M. Stolper (b. 1952) is a professor of geology at the California Institute of Technology. He has pioneered the use of experimental, analytical, theoretical, and computational studies aimed at understanding the origin and evolution of igneous rocks on the earth and other planets.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Edstolper is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edstolper is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7551 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EF26 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.6 km (#2,257 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.71 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 6.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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