(7684) Marioferrero Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 March 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.

Where Marioferrero is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMarioferreroMarioferrero

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marioferrero is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7684
Provisional designation1997 EY
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.34 km (#8,456 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.366
Rotation period17.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.1
Orbital period4.67 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.64 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.0568
Inclination3.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

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

Also discovered on 3 March 1997

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