(7447) Marcusaurelius Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Marcusaurelius is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcusaurelius is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7447 |
| Provisional designation | 1142 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.03 km (#10,546 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.220 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0996 |
| Inclination | 6.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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