(7527) Marples Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 1993 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Australian amateur astronomer Peter Marples (b. 1958) discovered the supernova 2008fa in NGC 6722. He lives in Loganholme, Queensland, and is a very active member of the Southern Astronomical Society. The name was suggested by T. Urata and I. Makino.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marples is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marples is 1.91 au from the Sun and 0.922 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7527 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.40 km (#11,842 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Rotation period | 9.10 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 5.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.851 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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