(7065) Fredschaaf Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 August 1992 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Fred Schaaf (b. 1954) has spent a lifetime interpreting the night sky for the public. His monthly columns for Sky & Telescope magazine, begun in 1993, have introduced countless readers to the simple joy of locating a planet, bright star or constellation. He has also authored more than a dozen books on popular astronomy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fredschaaf is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fredschaaf is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7065 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 PU2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.0 km (#2,895 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0357 |
| Inclination | 7.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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