(7359) Messier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1996 by M. Tichy at Klet.
Where Messier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Messier is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7359 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 BH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.0 km (#4,086 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.102 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 3.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 January 1996
- (7498) Blanik
- (7796) Jaracimrman
- (7846) Setvak
- (9424) Hiroshinishiyama
- (9793) Torvalds
- (14948) Bartuska
- (15853) Benedettafoglia
More named asteroids discovered by M. Tichy
- (6426) Vanysek
- (6802) Cernovice
- (6928) Lanna
- (7440) Zavist
- (7496) Miroslavholub
- (7532) Pelhrimov
- (7791) Ebicykl
- (7846) Setvak
- (8554) Gabreta
- (10577) Jihcesmuzeum
- (14974) Pocatky
- (17608) Terezin
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