(7198) Montelupo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1994 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Where Montelupo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Montelupo is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7198 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 BJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.67 km (#5,297 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Rotation period | 3.84 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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