(7024) Impey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 August 1992 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Christopher David Impey (b. 1956) is a British astronomer who has been a faculty member at the University of Arizona since 1986. With research interests in extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology, his main focus has been on encouraging scientific literacy and conveying the impact, excitement and inspiration of astronomy to all people.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Impey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Impey is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7024 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 PA4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.2 km (#2,627 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Rotation period | 4.38 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.46 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 0.325° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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