(7102) Neilbone Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 July 1936 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Neil Bone (b. 1959), a British observer and author of several books, founded the Aurora Section of what is now the Society for Popular Astronomy in 1981 and became director of the British Astronomical Association's Meteor Section in 1992. He also compiles the “Society News” notes for Astronomy Now.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Neilbone is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neilbone is 3.69 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7102 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 NB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.4 km (#2,034 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.242 |
| Inclination | 18.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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