(7049) Meibom Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 1981 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.
Anders Meibom (b. 1970) is a research scientist at the Muséum National d´Histoire Naturelle in Paris. His work on metal in iron and chondritic meteorites has triggered new ideas about the early history of the solar system.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meibom is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meibom is 2.32 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7049 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 UV21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 2.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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