(7559) Kirstinemeyer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1985 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.
In 1892 Kirstine Bjerrum Meyer (1861-1941) became the first woman in Denmark to obtain a degree in physics. In 1899 she obtained the Gold Medal of the Royal Danish Academy of Science for a paper examining whether there exists a general equation of state for all fluid bodies. In 1902 she founded Fysisk Tidsskrift.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kirstinemeyer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kirstinemeyer is 1.98 au from the Sun and 1.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7559 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 VF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.07 km (#7,555 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.224 |
| Rotation period | 5.47 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.240 |
| Inclination | 8.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.832 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 November 1985
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