(7363) Esquibel Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 March 1996 by NEAT at Haleakala.

Where Esquibel is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Esquibel is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7363
Provisional designation1996 FA1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.27 km (#6,328 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.215
Absolute magnitude (H)12.83
Orbital period4.58 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.42 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.121
Inclination8.94°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.46 au

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

Also discovered on 18 March 1996

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