(7793) Mutlu-Pakdil Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 December 1995 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil (b. 1986) is a Turkish astrophysicist and professor at Dartmouth College. Her research focuses on galaxy structure and evolution. She discovered a galaxy with an unusual double-ring structure, which became known in the media as “Burçin’s Galaxy”.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mutlu-Pakdil is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mutlu-Pakdil is 3.12 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7793 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 YC3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.0 km (#4,098 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.135 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 2.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 December 1995
More named asteroids discovered by NEAT
- (7361) Endres
- (7362) Rogerbyrd
- (7363) Esquibel
- (7613) `Akikiki
- (8049) Janvier
- (8309) Jedidahisler
- (8310) Seelos
- (8568) Larrywilson
- (8913) Shohinighose
- (9460) McGlynn
- (9660) Brucewillis
- (10190) Suzannedodd
← (7791) Ebicykl · (7794) Sanvito →