(7087) Lewotsky Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 October 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Where Lewotsky is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLewotskyLewotsky

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lewotsky is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7087
Provisional designation1991 TG4
Orbit classInner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.58 km (#16,112 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo1.00
Rotation period3.94 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.25
Orbital period2.74 years
Semi-major axis1.96 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.76 – 2.15 au
Eccentricity0.101
Inclination19.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.870 au

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

Also discovered on 13 October 1991

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