(7) Iris Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 1847 by J. R. Hind at London.
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Where Iris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iris is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7 |
| Provisional designation | A847 PA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 200 km (#31 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Rotation period | 7.14 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 5.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.230 |
| Inclination | 5.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.848 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.