(7647) Etrepigny Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Etrepigny is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Etrepigny is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7647
Provisional designation1989 SR2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.00 km (#7,645 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.227
Absolute magnitude (H)13.35
Orbital period4.92 years
Semi-major axis2.89 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.77 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.0442
Inclination3.37°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.78 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 1989

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