(7367) Giotto Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Giotto is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGiottoGiotto

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giotto is 3.31 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7367
Provisional designation3077 T-1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.80 km (#6,774 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0960
Absolute magnitude (H)14.01
Orbital period5.70 years
Semi-major axis3.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.79 – 3.59 au
Eccentricity0.124
Inclination0.720°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.80 au

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

Also discovered on 26 March 1971

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