(7372) Emimar Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 April 1979 by J. C. Muzzio at Cerro Tololo.

Geophysicist María Emilia Muzzio (b. 1979) and anthropologist Marina Muzzio (b. 1982) are two Argentine scientists, daughters of the discoverer.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Emimar is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emimar is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7372
Provisional designation1979 HH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period2.56 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.84
Orbital period4.80 years
Semi-major axis2.85 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.75 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.0334
Inclination2.78°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

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

Also discovered on 19 April 1979

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