(7276) Maymie Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 September 1983 by Oak Ridge Observatory at Harvard.

Where Maymie is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maymie is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7276
Provisional designation1983 RE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.80 km (#13,209 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.368
Rotation period105 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.05
Orbital period3.25 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 2.53 au
Eccentricity0.155
Inclination5.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.838 au

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

Also discovered on 4 September 1983

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