(7629) Foros Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Foros is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Foros is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7629 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 QK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.84 km (#15,574 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.463 |
| Rotation period | 3.08 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 1.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.808 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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