(7505) Furusho Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 1997 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Reiko Furusho (b. 1970) is an astronomer who works in cometary physics and in the education and popularization of astronomy. Her main scientific interests include the properties of cometary dust, especially polarization by dust particles.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Furusho is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Furusho is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7505 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AM2 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.07 km (#5,704 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.373 |
| Rotation period | 4.14 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.63 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.381 |
| Inclination | 6.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.648 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Reiko
All asteroids named after someone called Reiko
Also discovered on 3 January 1997
- (9106) Yatagarasu
- (12027) Masaakitanaka
- (12460) Mando
- (12465) Perth Amboy
- (12828) Batteas
- (13188) Okinawa
- (16788) Alyssarose
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- (4807) Noboru
- (5924) Teruo
- (6275) Kiryu
- (6276) Kurohone
- (6346) Syukumeguri
- (6414) Mizunuma
- (6418) Hanamigahara
- (6420) Riheijyaya
- (6422) Akagi
- (6423) Harunasan
- (6462) Myougi
- (6531) Subashiri
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