(7081) Ludibunda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 1987 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
From the Latin ludibundus, meaning merry or joyful, Ludibunda is a frolicsome, playful woman, on the same pilgrimage as (6620) Peregrina, but of strongly contrasting temper.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ludibunda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ludibunda is 3.38 au from the Sun and 4.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7081 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 QF7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.1 km (#5,018 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.143 |
| Rotation period | 2.88 hours |
| Spectral type | K |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.241 |
| Inclination | 6.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.