(7167) Laupheim Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 October 1985 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.

Where Laupheim is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laupheim is 3.53 au from the Sun and 4.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7167
Provisional designation1985 TD3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter23.2 km (#1,835 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0570
Rotation period7.04 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.29
Orbital period5.52 years
Semi-major axis3.12 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.46 – 3.78 au
Eccentricity0.211
Inclination23.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.47 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 12 October 1985

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