(7166) Kennedy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named in memory of Malcolm Kennedy (1944-1997), tireless and popular secretary of the Astronomical Society of Glasgow. Born and raised in New Zealand, Kennedy became a civil engineer in Scotland. He was an energetic member of the Free Church in Cumbernauld, near Glasgow. As secretary of the ASG, he ensured that meetings ran smoothly, enlivening them with wordplay and puns.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Kennedy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kennedy is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7166 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 TR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.13 km (#10,389 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.267 |
| Rotation period | 3.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 3.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Malcolm
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Also discovered on 15 October 1985
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- (3639) Weidenschilling
- (4057) Demophon
- (4281) Pounds
- (4445) Jimstratton
- (4446) Carolyn
- (4665) Muinonen
- (4696) Arpigny
- (4739) Tomahrens
- (5463) Danwelcher
- (5554) Keesey