(7388) Marcomorelli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1982 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Marco Morelli (b. 1973) is a planetary geologist and a specialist in terrestrial impact structures and meteorites. He is Director of the Planetary Science Museum in Prato, the only institution of this kind existing in Italy. Name suggested by M. Di Martino.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-02-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcomorelli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcomorelli is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7388 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 FS3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.4 km (#2,807 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 46.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.74 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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