(7047) Lundstrom Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 September 1978 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.

Where Lundstrom is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lundstrom is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7047
Provisional designation1978 RZ9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.31 km (#12,028 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.315
Absolute magnitude (H)14.02
Orbital period3.65 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 2.89 au
Eccentricity0.219
Inclination23.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.951 au

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

Also discovered on 2 September 1978

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