(7001) Noether Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 March 1955 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Noether is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Noether is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7001
Provisional designation1955 EH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.07 km (#8,817 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.252
Rotation period9.58 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.41
Orbital period3.67 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.151
Inclination7.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

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