(7734) Kaltenegger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Austrian-born Lisa Kaltenegger (b. 1977), at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics since 2005, is involved in the use of space-based instruments to collect sufficient photons from extrasolar planets to characterize their physical and chemical composition and examine their potential habitability.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaltenegger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaltenegger is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7734 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MZ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.215 |
| Inclination | 3.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.857 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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