(7508) Icke Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Icke is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Icke is 3.07 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7508
Provisional designation2327 T-3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.38
Orbital period4.67 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.51 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.103
Inclination2.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.51 au

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

Also discovered on 16 October 1977

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