(7625) Louisspohr Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Louisspohr is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Louisspohr is 3.40 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7625
Provisional designation2150 T-2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.49 km (#5,422 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0640
Absolute magnitude (H)14.2
Orbital period4.69 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 3.46 au
Eccentricity0.237
Inclination11.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.14 au

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

Also discovered on 29 September 1973

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