(7809) Marcialangton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Marcia Langton (b. 1951) is a Yiman Aboriginal woman, professor, Associate Provost, and Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne. She leads efforts to incorporate Australian Indigenous astronomical perspectives into the Australian National Curriculum.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcialangton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcialangton is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7809 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 ML1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.25 km (#12,157 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 6.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Marcia
All asteroids named after someone called Marcia
Also discovered on 25 June 1979
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- (2392) Jonathan Murray
- (2441) Hibbs
- (2618) Coonabarabran
- (2619) Skalnate Pleso
- (2628) Kopal
- (2682) Soromundi
- (2704) Julian Loewe
- (3129) Bonestell
- (3205) Boksenberg
- (3756) Ruscannon
- (3817) Lencarter