(7705) Humeln Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Humeln is a Swedish lake located close to the city of Oskarshamn, where the Baltic Sea meets Kalmarsund. The lake was formed by a meteorite impact during the Cambrian period.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Humeln is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Humeln is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7705 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FU7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 3.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.816 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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