(7604) Kridsadaporn Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 1995 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Kridsadaporn (San) Ritsmitchai (1964-2004) was born in Songhkla, Thailand. She and her husband Martin Callaway both lived and worked at Siding Spring Observatory. San is remembered in Coonabarabran for her caring nature and community work. She died tragically in a car accident.Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kridsadaporn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kridsadaporn is 4.77 au from the Sun and 5.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7604 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 QY2 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.33 – 4.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.574 |
| Inclination | 20.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.524 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.