(7175) Janegoodall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1988 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.
Jane Morris Goodall (b. 1934) is an English primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist and UN Messenger of Peace. She has dedicated her life to the study of chimpanzees and fighting to save their habitat. Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977, she has received many honors for her environmental and humanitarian work.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Janegoodall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Janegoodall is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7175 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 TN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.48 km (#8,268 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.291 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 16.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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