(7393) Luginbuhl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.
Christian B. Luginbuhl (b. 1955), of the U.S. Naval Observatory's Flagstaff Station, is largely responsible for the enactment and continued enforcement of ordinances preserving the dark skies of northern Arizona. With the discoverer, he co-authored the Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luginbuhl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luginbuhl is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7393 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 SL3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.47 km (#9,752 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.408 |
| Rotation period | 2.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 6.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.790 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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