(7207) Hammurabi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Hammurabi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hammurabi is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7207
Provisional designation2133 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.33
Orbital period4.14 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.185
Inclination14.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.