(7096) Napier Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1992 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Where Napier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Napier is 3.81 au from the Sun and 4.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7096 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 VM |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.59 km (#9,586 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0428 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.38 – 4.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.503 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.445 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.