(7465) Munkanber Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 October 1989 by B. G. W. Manning at Stakenbridge.

Named in honor of John Munger, Veikko Kanto and Richard Berry, the authors of The CCD Cookbook. By providing detailed instructions and software, they have made it possible for the amateur astronomer to construct and operate an efficient, low-cost CCD camera. The final imaging and astrometry of this minor planet was carried out with such a camera made by the discoverer.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Munkanber is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Munkanber is 1.88 au from the Sun and 0.883 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	7465
Provisional designation	1989 UA3
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.5
Orbital period	3.37 years
Semi-major axis	2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.88 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity	0.165
Inclination	2.48°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.879 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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