(7546) Meriam Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
The Meriam are an Indigenous Australian group of people in the islands of the eastern Torres Strait, united by a common language, who developed complex systems of astronomical knowledge that paved the way for modern ethnography.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meriam is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meriam is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7546 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MB4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.04 km (#17,000 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.223 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 5.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 June 1979
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