(7797) Morita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 January 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Yukio Morita (b. 1952), a dentist in Hiroshima, is an expert on planetary photography and one of the most active members of the Mars section of the Oriental Astronomical Association.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Morita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morita is 3.25 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7797 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 BK2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.2 km (#3,666 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.303 |
| Rotation period | 3.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.89 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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