(7723) Lugger Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 1952 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Phyllis Lugger (b. 1954), on the faculty of Indiana University, is known for her work on the luminosity functions of galaxies in clusters and on the dynamics of globular clusters and stellar systems, including the Milky Way galaxy and interacting binary stars. She has also worked on the identification of x-ray sources.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lugger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lugger is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7723 |
| Provisional designation | 1952 QW |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.40 km (#14,230 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.414 |
| Rotation period | 4.83 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.60 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.302 |
| Inclination | 6.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.619 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Phyllis
All asteroids named after someone called Phyllis
Also discovered on 28 August 1952
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