(7101) Haritina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1930 by C. W. Tombaugh at Flagstaff.
Named for Ioana Haritina Mogosanu (b. 1973), popularizer of astronomy and planetarium presenter at the Carter Observatory in New Zealand. Name suggested by D. I. Steel.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haritina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haritina is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7101 |
| Provisional designation | 1930 UX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.98 km (#15,255 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.599 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 4.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.840 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.