(7462) Grenoble Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 1984 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named for the French city, located in the foothills of the western Alps. Originally the center of the indigenous population of the Allobroges, Grenoble took its name “Gratianopolis”, from the Roman Emperor Flavius Gratianus (375-383). It became part of the French kingdom in the thirteenth century. Grenoble today is a very important industrial and research center. Some of its scientific facilities and institutions are connected with the prestigious Joseph Fourier University: a synchrotron accelerator, the astronomical observatory, the headquarters of the International Institute for Millimetric Radioastronomy, the glaciology laboratory and the new planetary sciences laboratory. Name suggested and citation prepared by M. Fulchignoni.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Grenoble is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grenoble is 2.19 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7462 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 WM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.30 km (#10,045 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.168 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 5.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.