(7425) Lessing Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 September 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Lessing is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lessing is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7425
Provisional designation1992 RO5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.31
Orbital period3.74 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.179
Inclination3.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.993 au

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

Also discovered on 2 September 1992

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