(7789) Kwiatkowski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 1994 by E. Bowell at Palomar.
Named in honor of Tomasz Kwiatkowski, Polish astronomer at the Astronomical Observatory of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. Kwiatkowski specializes in detailed photometric observations of minor planets and the computation of shape and pole orientations from lightcurves. Name suggested by H. Rickman, citation provided by A. W. Harris.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kwiatkowski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kwiatkowski is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7789 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 XE6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.75 km (#13,318 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.301 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 4.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.928 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 December 1994
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