(7378) Herbertpalme Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Herbert Palme (b. 1943) is a professor at the Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, University of Cologne. He is a geochemist interested in all aspects of meteoritics and planetary science, with an emphasis on understanding the origin of components in chondritic meteorites.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Herbertpalme is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herbertpalme is 3.27 au from the Sun and 4.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7378 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EK18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.8 km (#3,180 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 1.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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