(7187) Isobe Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1992 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Syuzo Isobe (b. 1942), of the National Astronomical Observatory, has been instrumental in establishing the Bisei Spaceguard Center, an observatory designed for the observation of near-Earth objects and earth-orbiting space debris. He is also president of the Japan Spaceguard Association.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Isobe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Isobe is 1.79 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7187 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 BW |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.42 km (#9,847 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.163 |
| Rotation period | 4.24 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 2.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0860 |
| Inclination | 21.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.864 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 January 1992
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- (16563) Ob
- (16564) Coriolis
- (20024) Mayremartinez
- (21087) Petsimpallas
- (21088) Chelyabinsk
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- (2143) Jimarnold
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