(7085) Franksienkiewicz Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 August 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.

Frank Sienkiewicz (b. 1965) is an American education specialist and project engineer for the Center for Astrophysics MicroObservatory robotic telescope network. The network serves students, educators, and the general public, allowing them to use small but high-quality instruments to remotely observe and analyze astronomical objects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #27, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Franksienkiewicz is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Franksienkiewicz is 3.89 au from the Sun and 4.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7085
Provisional designation1991 PE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.6 km (#2,773 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0710
Rotation period3.62 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.78
Orbital period5.47 years
Semi-major axis3.10 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.32 – 3.89 au
Eccentricity0.254
Inclination2.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

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