(7064) Montesquieu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 July 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Where Montesquieu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Montesquieu is 3.45 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7064 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 OC5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.7 km (#3,496 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 0.564° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 July 1992
- (7093) Jonleake
- (8686) Akenside
- (9194) Ananoff
- (10350) Spallanzani
- (10799) Yucatan
- (12742) Delisle
- (16583) Oersted
- (29244) Van Damme