(7068) Minowa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 November 1994 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O. at Yatsugatake.
Where Minowa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Minowa is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7068 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 WD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.84 km (#9,158 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.272 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0879 |
| Inclination | 6.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.